What Does the World Owe the Climate-Vulnerable?
We call the Earth a common inheritance, yet the benefits of its exploitation and the burdens of its warming are distributed very differently. Until that contradiction is faced, each summit will risk becoming a ritual of concern without a corresponding practice of repair.
The Emperor Stripped Bare
As the lame-duck period of the Trump era winds down following a total electoral repudiation of a morally bankrupt Republican Party, one wonders if America can ever recover from the institutional damage. Trump himself may not last the next two years, but the 77 million people who empowered him remain.
Bangladesh at the Bottom
A lost generation is not necessarily one without ability. It can be a generation denied the opportunity to turn ability into ownership, influence and prosperity. We must not allow that to become our children's story.
What Does the World Owe the Climate-Vulnerable?
We call the Earth a common inheritance, yet the benefits of its exploitation and the burdens of its warming are distributed very differently. Until that contradiction is faced, each summit will risk becoming a ritual of concern without a corresponding practice of repair.
Bangladesh at the Bottom
A lost generation is not necessarily one without ability. It can be a generation denied the opportunity to turn ability into ownership, influence and prosperity. We must not allow that to become our children's story.
Fortress America and the People Outside the Gates
The test of FORTRESS America is not whether commanders can keep operating after everyone else has stopped. It is whether defence planning helps prevent everyone else from stopping in the first place.
The Emperor Stripped Bare
As the lame-duck period of the Trump era winds down following a total electoral repudiation of a morally bankrupt Republican Party, one wonders if America can ever recover from the institutional damage. Trump himself may not last the next two years, but the 77 million people who empowered him remain.
The Right to Contest
What matters is not whether the chairman holds more certificates than the person waiting. It is whether he understands what his signature authorizes, what delay may cost, and the responsibility that came with the chair.
The Limits of American Power in Iran
Tehran’s ability to use the strait as leverage does not make it legitimate to hold other economies hostage. The same scrutiny belongs on Washington’s language about destroying a country.
Bangladesh Must Become a Destination of Choice for Business and Investment
The time has come to make Bangladesh not merely a country of investment opportunities, but a country where businesses are welcomed, honest entrepreneurs are supported, investment is protected, and opportunities can be realized with confidence, efficiency, and dignity.
Trapped Owners, Squeezed Workers: Why the RMG Crisis Needs a Structural Fix
Does Bangladesh really need more than 2,000 garment factories? A smaller number of larger, stronger firms would serve the country, its workers, and its economy far better.
The LDC Reprieve Bangladesh Cannot Afford to Waste
A trade agreement is of little use to a factory that sits idle for lack of gas, so a credible plan for industrial power supply belongs at the heart of the graduation strategy rather than in a separate ministry's file.
Youth Burns, Flames across the World
The government has fewer choices to offer to the youths and reverse the economy and the political system. The government’s appeal for national sovereignty and cultural integrity is a futile call in the face of the failure of globalization and liberalization of politics.
Intelligence Is Not Wisdom
Civilizations do not decline simply because they cease to be intelligent. They may decline because their intelligence serves ambition without restraint, power without accountability or innovation without foresight.
The Unending Spectacle of Pori Moni and Bangladesh's Theatre of Digital Morality
Pori Moni has spoken in the past about social media posts and personal moments being weaponized against her, about her child's photographs attracting hatred.
When AI Turns Faces Into Weapons
Artificial intelligence cannot be stopped, and synthetic media tools will become more complex, available, and similar to real-world experiences than ever before.
How the Media Created Trump
The world may have to wait a while to see the media return to its noble role as a societal watchdog, rather than the twisted role of entertaining global readers and viewers with recurring news about pandemics like Trump.
The Audacity of Truth: Mahatma Gandhi’s Idealism in the Age of Expediency
Mahatma Gandhi reminds the leaders of our generation that the true health of a nation or a country’s success is not measured or judged by its financial wealth or by the growth of its richest citizens, but by the safety, dignity, and care it provides to its poorest and most vulnerable people.
