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Trump’s Peacemaker Hype

GENEVA – “Everyone says that I should get a Nobel Peace Prize,” US President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly this week, because “I ended seven un-endable wars in seven months.” The boast was classic Trump: extravagantly formulated, unironically delivered, and patently false. A recent poll indicates that only 22% of US adults

Bangladesh Is a South Asian Time Bomb

The economy is reeling, radical Islamist forces are gaining ground, young people are becoming increasingly radicalized, lawlessness is taking hold, and religious and

Catastrophe on the Roof of the World

Independent environmental researchers and monitors must be granted unfettered access to the Plateau to gather vital data and conduct unbiased

India’s Warning to Pakistan

That leaves India wedged between two closely aligned nuclear powers, both of which claim sizable swaths of Indian territory. Recent

A World on Edge in 2024

NEW DELHI – Israel’s devastating war in Gaza, Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine, America’s extraterritorial assassinations, and China’s aggressive expansionism all

A World on Edge in 2024

Any way one looks at it, a major geopolitical reconfiguration is underway. The outcome will depend significantly on developments over

India’s Quiet Rise

NEW DELHI – China’s sharp economic slowdown has raised alarm bells around the world. But it has also thrown into

America’s Myanmar Policy Is All Wrong

Just as the military-monarchy alliance has long shaped political developments in Thailand, where the generals have seized power 12 times over the last nine

The Limits of Japan’s Military Awakening

Japan’s push to become more self-reliant on defense should be welcomed. Improved defense capabilities will translate into a more confident