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by Asif Showkat Kallol  The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) administration that took power after its landslide election victory this month has declared that the country’s diplomacy will now be guided by an explicit ‘Bangladesh First’ doctrine, placing national interest, sovereignty, and dignity at the centre of all external relations. Announced by the new foreign minister,…

Another round of tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan is unfolding — and it is far more complex than a simple border dispute. The roots of this conflict lie in a tangled web of historical grievances, geopolitical rivalries, and competing national narratives. From the unresolved Durand Line issue to the legacy of jihadism, from sectarian fault…

A report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an international organization based in New York, reveals that 2025 was the deadliest year for the press in more than three decades. Two-thirds of the deaths occurred in Gaza. The figures are not abstract: they are colleagues who died holding on to the truth in the…

“Report from America” to Gesuikyo’s annual international conference on the anniversary of the Bikini H-bombing By Joseph Gerson, Friends, Battered by U.S. and Russian aggressions, the survival of the U.N., its charter, and international law are in jeopardy. Expiration of New START, inadequate though it was, eliminated the last remaining U.S.-Russian arms control agreement. China is…

On the same day, two things happened that had no direct connection—but when I thought about them together, I began to see a relationship  that wasn’t obvious at first. The first concerned artificial intelligence. AI does not experience what it does. It does not know when it makes a mistake because it lacks what humans…

Una jornada al Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya analitza com els mitjans informen sobre les relacions armamentístiques entre Espanya i Israel i reclama més verificació, dades contrastades i fiscalització política. En ple context de greus vulneracions del dret internacional humanitari contra el poble palestí i de creixent pressió social per un embargament d’armes efectiu, l’11…

On 19 February, SIPRI convened a briefing titled ‘Stability in Space’ at the United Nations Office at Geneva, bringing together diplomats, technical experts and researchers to examine emerging challenges in the space domain.

Ozamiz City, Philippines — In an inspiring demonstration of adolescent leadership, students and teachers from Ozamiz City joined forces to co-create digital and print Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) materials addressing mental health, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, and disaster preparedness. The two-day workshop was held on February 25–26, 2026, at Bethany Gardens Resort in…

In the dispute between the Brazilian State and Starlink, the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has embodied an active defense of legal sovereignty in the era of global private infrastructures. More than a personal conflict with Elon Musk, the episode reveals a structural tension between technology corporations with planetary reach and States seeking…

“She’s just saying what her cartel bosses tell her to say.” (She is only saying what her cartel bosses tell her to say.) “Let’s just say that their punishment for disobedience is a little worse than a ‘performance improvement plan’.” (Let’s just say that their punishment for disobedience is a little worse than a “performance…