Diplomacy
Why Tulip Siddiq’s resignation matters to Bangladeshis more than the British
Tulip Siddiq, a minister from the UK’s ruling Labour Party, resigned from her position as the Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister after being implicated in an investigation regarding the alleged embezzlement of £3.9 billion from Bangladesh's infrastructure projects. The accusation is that her family was involved in the misappropriation of these funds. Following the involvement of her name in a corruption investigation in Bangladesh, pressure had been mounting for her resignation. Recently, she, along with her mother, brother, sister, and aunt, has been accused in a corruption case in Bangladesh. However, Tulip Siddiq has consistently denied the allegations.
Is Trump's era the start of a new world order?
Donald Trump is set to take the oath as the elected president of the United States. In the current era, nearly every country in the world has some form of relationship with others. These relationships can be either friendly or adversarial, meaning that every country, especially major powers, has interests intertwined with others. Accordingly, the United States, the world’s largest economy and military power, has commercial, military, and even ideological ties or conflicts with nearly every country. These relationships also experience ups and downs. It is important to note that those who believe that US foreign policy does not change regardless of which party forms the government are influenced by outdated thinking. Such thinking is old-fashioned, a relic of the Cold War era, when the US maintained consistent policies toward the Soviet Union and the countries in the socialist bloc, regardless of which party was in power. However, that bloc has now collapsed, and even large socialist countries like China are now operating under free-market principles.
Trudeau's Political Journey: A Legacy of Ambition, Controversy, and Shifting Alliances
Justin Pierre James Trudeau's political life began in the cradle. Born Christmas Day, 1971, to Margaret Sinclair and Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Canada's 15th prime minister, their eldest son grew up in the spotlight and an atmosphere of privilege. Now, he's out in the cold, abandoned by his closest allies and maligned by his opponents as Canada, too, joins the global anti-incumbent mood.
How Israel will soon become a liability for its allies
Hamas or Netanyahu's government cannot solely be blamed for the recent killings of Palestinians and Israelis; Western hands are also stained with blood. However, it is true that on October 7, Palestinian fighters launched an attack on Israeli settlements near the Gaza Strip. But this attack did not start from any specific place, nor was there any prior warning. Israel claims that it did not provoke the attack, but how believable that is remains uncertain. Western governments are well aware of how much the Palestinians in Gaza have been provoked. These governments have been supporting Israel’s decades-long ethnic cleansing campaigns against the Palestinians.
Rakhine’s Path to Sovereignty and Its Implications for Bangladesh
The growing strength of the Arakan Army (AA) and its territorial gains in Myanmar’s Rakhine State have raised the prospect of the region eventually becoming a sovereign entity. While this development could reshape regional geopolitics, it poses significant challenges for neighboring Bangladesh. Rakhine’s strategic location along the Bay of Bengal and its role as Myanmar’s maritime gateway make its future a critical concern for Bangladesh’s security, economy, and stability.
Bashar al-Assad’s Fall: The message to Russia and Iran
Bashar al-Assad’s Fall: The message to Russia and Iran
Is BRICS equipped to confront its challenges?
Russian President Vladimir Putin closed the BRICS summit, a bloc of developing economies, in the last week of October. Sanctions from the West have been aimed at cutting off Russia's economy from global markets. The conclave was the largest gathering of world leaders in Russia in decades. The 3-day summit attended by the highest officials of 36 countries was a testament to the West's failure of trying to isolate Russia and Putin globally.
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