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Hostages to War

TEL AVIV: Democracies and dictatorships have sharply diverging attitudes toward war. Whereas violent conflict was central to the ideologies that helped perpetuate the totalitarian regimes of the 1930s, democracies went to war with those regimes only as a last resort. Similarly, Arab regimes in the contemporary Middle East long openly

COP30 Must Make Good on Past Climate Commitments

The United Nations Climate Change Subsidiary Bodies (SB62) in Bonn – the mid-year negotiations intended to lay the groundwork for

Realizing the Potential of Country Platforms

Though often launched with noble intentions and great enthusiasm, many of these concepts fade quickly, leaving little lasting impact. Will

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Nepal, India have operated in a relatively stable international system:…

Nepal and India have operated in a relatively stable international system since the turn of the 1990s. We had the

The Sino-American Battle for Brains

A few years ago, any comparison of US and Chinese higher education would have been no contest. For decades, US

Citizen Participatory Audit (CPA): Essential But Underutilized

Tara Bahadur Bhandari Kathmandu, July 16: When citizens are systematically excluded from planning, implementation, and monitoring processes, particularly in areas

Brazil’s Moment to Lead on Forest Conservation

To avert climate catastrophe, the world must make rapid and significant progress on protecting forests and building a sustainable, inclusive

China Is Winning Trump’s Trade War

Despite US President Donald Trump’s efforts to tout the stopgap measures as a “deal” that benefits America, China reads the scoreboard

China’s Unbeatable New Export

China is not merely moving more goods; it is exporting a new production model powered by automation, AI, and state-guided

The Cost of Capital Is a Public-Health Emergency for Africa

WASHINGTON, DC:  May’s 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) – the annual meeting of the World Health Organization’s member states –