In a development that could fundamentally reshape the narrative surrounding Bangladesh’s 2024 anti-Hasina uprising, a senior member of the interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus has made remarks that many observers interpret as an indirect acknowledgment of foreign involvement in the bloodshed that preceded the August political transition. Brigadier General M. Sakhawat Hossain, who served as Home Affairs Advisor in the [...]

When Professor Muhammad Yunus assumed leadership of Bangladesh’s interim government in August 2024, the symbolism was powerful. Here was a Nobel Peace Prize laureate-founder of Grameen Bank and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize-stepping into the vacuum left by the fall of Sheikh Hasina after a turbulent popular uprising. For many observers at home [...]

The reported death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei marks more than the end of a single political life. It represents a watershed moment in the evolution of regional order, the norms governing sovereignty, and the internal mechanics of the Islamic Republic of Iran. If the strike attributed to the United States and Israel is indeed responsible [...]

The European Union’s long-delayed “Made in Europe” plan is no longer just an industrial policy debate inside Brussels. It has evolved into a geopolitical inflection point-one that directly affects Turkiye, reshapes supply chains across the Mediterranean, and now unfolds against the backdrop of a dramatically altered Middle East following the reported US-Israeli strike on Iran [...]

When Friedrich Merz concluded his first official visit to China on February 26, the images he chose to share told a story that was as symbolic as it was strategic. This was not the stiff choreography of a transactional diplomatic stopover. Instead, what unfolded was a carefully observed immersion into a country that Europe simultaneously [...]

Lebanon has taken a dramatic and potentially historic step in its internal security policy by formally banning the military and security activities of Hezbollah, marking a major shift in the country’s long-standing approach toward the powerful Iranian-backed armed group.
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced on March 2, that the government has ordered Hezbollah to surrender its [...]

In a ruling that could redefine the global surveillance-for-hire industry, a Greek court has convicted four senior executives linked to the controversial spyware company Intellexa. Among those convicted is Tal Dilian, the company’s founder and a former Israeli intelligence commander, whose private intelligence network has long operated at the murky intersection of state security, corporate [...]

A well-known proverb warns that sometimes speaking too much exposes more than silence ever could. That wisdom seems particularly relevant today in light of remarks made by Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. His recent statement warning Gulf states that their territories could become targets if used by the United States has unintentionally revealed [...]

Global health financing is entering a period of structural recalibration. For journalists and policy analysts in countries like Bangladesh, where development trajectories remain closely intertwined with external support flows, the implications are profound. The longstanding aid architecture-built primarily on official development assistance (ODA) grants from a narrow circle of donor governments-has delivered measurable progress. Yet [...]

As geopolitical tensions ripple across global energy markets, India finds itself once again recalibrating its strategic oil procurement framework. A recent report by Bloomberg suggests that New Delhi is actively considering increasing its purchases of Russian crude oil, prompted by mounting uncertainty surrounding Middle Eastern supply routes amid escalating conflict linked to Iran.
For the world’s third-largest [...]