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Genocide education is genocide prevention

Half a century after the collapse of the Khmer Rouge, 600,000 young Cambodians learn about the genocidal regime's history each week in their classrooms.

  • Published: May 23, 202510:22 am
  • Author Pheng Pong-Rasy
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What role can Bangladesh play in securing peace in South Asia?

Bangladesh, to maintain its sovereignty and strategic flexibility, must judiciously blend neutrality and balanced alliances without succumbing to dependency.

  • Published: May 23, 202510:21 am
  • Author Alauddin Mohammad
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When protest turns into a mob

The right to protest comes with a responsibility: to ensure that the means do not contradict the moral intent.

  • Published: May 22, 20259:53 am
  • Author Arafat Rahaman
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The problem is what fuels dynasties

An anti-dynasty law will just trim dynasty trees, but it will not prevent them from growing different branches. Political dynasties can be uprooted by preventing them from…

  • Published: May 22, 20259:52 am
  • Author Joel Ruiz Butuyan
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Media and war

In the middle of all the noise, there has been some serious and nuanced commentary.

  • Published: May 21, 202510:36 am
  • Author Arifa Noor
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Inflation in Japan fires up populism, erodes political stability

Not only rice but most daily commodities have increased in price, which has diminished the popularity of the Japanese government.

  • Published: May 21, 202510:35 am
  • Author Takanuki Tanaka
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Bangladesh’s strategic tightrope in Rakhine

Bangladesh's dilemma mirrors that of many small states: act as a responsible global citizen while avoiding entanglement in others' conflicts.

  • Published: May 20, 202510:12 am
  • Author Zakir Kibria
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Post-Pahalgam divergence in foreign policy

Nepal must diplomatically address India’s expectations if their ties are to grow stronger.

  • Published: May 19, 20259:49 am
  • Author Ajaya Bhadra Khanal
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When voters defy the surveys

What these elections may have revealed is a voter segment determined to prove the surveys wrong—deliberate, reactive voters who cast their ballots not as protest but as…

  • Published: May 19, 20259:48 am
  • Author Randy David
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India, Myanmar, and the weight of regional instability on Bangladesh

Bangladesh finds it difficult to remain emotionally neutral or indifferent to its neighbours armed confrontations.

  • Published: May 16, 202510:14 am
  • Author Altaf Parvez

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