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Beijing’s Four-Year Diplomatic Push: Bangladesh Set to Join China’s ‘GDI’ Initiative
By G M Forhadul Mozumder (Dhaka Bureau) Following four years of continuous diplomatic maneuvers and complex geopolitical considerations, Bangladesh is finally set to join China’s widely discussed global development framework, the ‘Global Development Initiative’ (GDI). Despite persistent pushes from Beijing during the tenures of the previous Awami League government and the subsequent interim government, Dhaka…
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Historic Dip in Bangladesh’s Private Credit: A Looming Threat to Futures and Jobs
By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh, long considered one of South Asia’s emerging economic powerhouses, is currently grappling with a deep structural crisis. Bank credit flow to the private sector- the traditional engine of the country’s economic growth- has plummeted to its lowest level in modern history. According to recent data from Bangladesh Bank, private…
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Security Alert in Bangladesh: Military and Border Guards Deployed Ahead of Banned Awami League’s 77th Anniversary
By Halim Mohammad (Dhaka Bureau) The Government of Bangladesh has issued a maximum security alert across the country ahead of the 77th anniversary of the Awami League, the nation’s oldest political party. Acting on intelligence reports warning of potential ‘hit-and-run attacks and sabotage,’ the government has deployed the Army and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)…
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After Recognition- What Happens to Survivors of Wartime Sexual Violence Thirty Years After the Wars?
More than three decades have passed since the wars in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Kosovo. During this period, important legal and political changes occurred. Survivors of conflict-related sexual violence who were largely ignored in the immediate post-war years gradually achieved legal recognition through sustained advocacy by survivor groups, women’s organizations and human rights institutions.…
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The final nominees for the 2026 US Peace Prize
The US Peace Memorial Foundation awards the US Peace Prize to recognize and honor the most outstanding and prominent American antiwar leaders. These courageous people and organizations have publicly championed peaceful solutions to international conflicts involving the U.S. and/or opposed U.S. war(s), militarism, and interventions, including invasion, occupation, production and distribution of weapons of mass destruction, use of weapons, threats of war, or other hostile actions that endanger peace.…
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Iran Challenges US Doctrine of Low-Intensity Warfare
The 60-day extension of the ceasefire between the United States and Iran may lead to lasting peace or it may be over within a week, doomed by the dysfunctional alliance between the US and Israel. If it holds, it could mark the beginning of a transition away from the doctrine of “low-intensity conflict” that has…
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WHERE DONALD TRUMP IS CORRECT
THE LOSS OF SOVEREIGNTY There is a deeper issue underlying the idea that what’s going on in the world today is simply a battle between “nationalist” and so-called “globalist” ideologies. Over the course of the last 4 to 5 decades, nations around the world have been de-industrializing. They’ve been shifting from a production based system…
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Un’altra difesa è possibile (comunicato stampa)
Anche il gruppo territoriale cagliaritano del Movimento Nonviolento, si fa promotore della campagna nazionale per la difesa civile, non armata e nonviolenta, promossa da Rete Pace e Disarmo. Il fine della campagna è l’istituzione di un Dipartimento per la difesa civile, che comprenda le varie componenti già esistenti del Servizio Civile, i Corpi civile di…
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Peru: Expoética 2026: Social Responsibility with a Humanistic Approach
Expoética 2026 opened its doors this Thursday, June 18, on the campus of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP) and showcased new research by students on issues arising in professional practice and their impact on society, proposing innovative solutions; all within the framework of the course on Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility with a…
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Open Letter: “Security for Whom?”
Civil society organisations from across the spectrum urge EU decision-makers to reject the military budget surge and invest in human security instead Europe faces a choice: fund militarisation or invest in people. Ahead of crucial EU budget negotiations, civil society organisations call on leaders to prioritise health, housing, education, climate action and peacebuilding over a…