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Redefining Empowerment: A Critical Look at Microcredit and Women’s Economic Agency
Introduction
In 1974, Muhammad Yunus began experimenting with an initiative to give small loans to impoverished rural women to foster a sense of empowerment through...
When Cheap Drones Drain Expensive Defences
Four days is not long in war, but it is long enough for a bad assumption to snap. The February 28 joint United States...
Public Logic Matters: Why Dissent Keeps States Healthy
In several corners of the world lately, the health of democracy within nations is being severely eroded, and the oxygen of civil liberty is...
Will Japan’s Pivot to Central Asia Erode Chinese Influence in the Region?
On December 20, 2025, Japan and the five Central Asian nations (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) convened the Central Asia plus Japan Dialogue...
China’s 2026 Legislative Agenda and the Push for a “Force-Free” World Order
The 2026 Two Sessions in China (the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the National People's Congress) serve as a strategic platform for consolidating...
The Roar of the Lion and the Silence of the Clergy: Iran’s Transition into a Garrison State
Introduction
The night of February 28, 2026, “Operation Roaring Lion” marked a seismic shift in Middle Eastern geopolitics. A precision strike carried out by US...
How the Iran War Tests China’s Middle East Strategy
The war involving the United States, Israel and Iran represents one of the most significant geopolitical crises confronting China’s Middle East policy in recent...
The Factors Buffering Emerging Markets from Middle East Shocks
Emerging markets have faced significant challenges due to a rush of cash out of risk assets, particularly after the escalation of conflict in the...
Supporting girls to stay in school is key to ending early marriage
In Dodoma, the capital city of my country, Tanzania, stepping into a public secondary school at the start of the term brings a moment...
Dear Canada: Go Really Big on Defense Now; you won’t regret it
Dr. Julian Spencer Churchill and I previously laid out a vision on how Canada could build up the Canadian Armed Forces to meet this...