Analysis
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Global starvation looms as food price rises intensify
The world is experiencing its third major food crisis this century. Can food systems become more resilient to shocks? By…
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Europeans Fear Losing Competitiveness Due to Energy Crisis
The European countries have been suffering under painfully high energy prices as a consequence of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as well…
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History, Communal Narratives and Sectarian Politics
This politics draws heavily from history; rather it uses History as the major tool for spreading hate against the ‘other’…
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Observations of an Expat: Brexit is Back!
Brexit was embraced (narrowly) first in the 2016 referendum and then again in the 2017 general election. By Tom Arms…
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Observations of an Expat: Tactical Nukes
The Russian President has been rattling his nuclear sabers since before his February invasion of Ukraine. He hopes that rattling…
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Women, Life, Freedom
These protests are not unprecedented. They are the latest in a long tradition of struggles going back more than a…
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Property and Taxation
Bahria Town, self-declared Asia’s largest real estate developer, is so powerful in Pakistan that thousands of acres of land is…
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The construction cost of Diamir Bhasha Dam almost doubles
Who will finance $23 billion for this project and in these circumstances when Pakistan is experiencing a political and economic…
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Penalized for protesting
The new government in Sri Lanka has continued resorting to the unlawful use of force, intimidation and harassment to subdue…
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Military State
Iraq is not doomed; through every blow, its dissident tradition has endured. But generation after generation has paid a heavy…
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