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Bangladesh Digital Security Act Protects Free Speech and Minorities
Since declaring its independence from Pakistan in 1971, Bangladesh has strived to build a secular democracy that protects the rights of all its people....
Assessing United Nation’s commitment to “resolve conflict”: The need to re-strategize Peacekeeping missions
Numerous peacekeeping missions conducted by the UN “drastically” failed to “maintain peace and security” in the “conflict-rigged” regions. The article focuses on the peacekeeping...
Open Internet and quality of information: key to preserve integrity of elections
On 8 February, UNESCO and the Global Initiative Network (link is external) (GNI) held a forum at UNESCO HQ in Paris to examine how...
Crisis in the Maldives: A geopolitical chess game
The outcome of a power struggle in the Maldives that has sparked declaration of an emergency, military control of parliament, and arrests of senior...
The Crisis of Democracy: What’s next?
The information war that has been unfolding in the world seems to be hopelessly mired in fakes and lies, and, most importantly, it does...
Elections in Mexico: Is it Russia again or the United States?
In early January US National Security Adviser Herbert McMaster accused Russia of "interfering" in the upcoming presidential elections in ... Mexico. To top it...
The Triggering and Deterring Factors of the Recent Protests in Iran
Starting from Thursday, Dec. 28. 2017, the widespread protests continued for a week in Iran. Based on the official reports, at least 21 protesters...
The Kings who have lost their Kingdom
As the fiercely fought and the keenly watched Gujarat Elections draw to a close today, another discourse is set to dominate the Indian National...
Revisiting Dictatorship: Democracy is Worst Form of Government, Indeed
The late Soeharto has become something of a poster boy for leadership as the nation searches for a president who can effectively deliver the...
Deep State Mandatory Arbitration Clauses Subvert the American People’s Right to Sue
Cleverly tucked away in almost each and every “contract” struck by and between the American People and the corporate/banking behemoths dotting the American landscape,...