Trump’s victory and why the Democratic Party failed
Kamala Harris may have offered a promise for some, but it was a change in appearance and not substance, and that alienated voters who vote based on principles.
Will Trump's return change Bangladesh-US ties?
Michael Kugelman discusses the implications of a second Trump presidency for Bangladesh with The Daily Star.
Harris-Trump Showdown / What can happen after the US elections?
It is highly possible that at the end of the day, the US may end with an executive branch and a legislative branch squabbling in a gridlock on many policy issues.
Interview with Freddy Guevara / Venezuela’s experience with democracy
Venezuelan politician Freddy Guevara shares why his country could not successfully transition to a democracy.
Interview with Bashir Saade / ‘One state solution is the only long-term solution’
What we're witnessing now in the Middle East is a zero-sum game.
US elections: Can dystopian darkness descend on Earth?
The chances of Trump or Harris winning the US election are on a roller coaster ride.
One year of Israel’s genocide in Gaza / Nothing new on the Middle Eastern front
The tragedy is that Israel, which resulted from Europe’s guilt over the Holocaust, is becoming a symbol of European oppression and colonisation.
Vive la Revolution… again?
In what is looking like the most shocking election result so far this year, the French left-wing alliance New Popular Front (NPF) emerged victorious.
How a US act revived Sino-Indian confrontation over Tibet
Almost six decades after the Sino-Indian war over the Tibetan border issue, the US’ Resolve Tibet Act would certainly bring the issue out of historical obscurity.
Lessons from four elections: More challenges to democracy ahead
Do these elections indicate a strategy to beat populist politics?
The Bangladesh-India friendship dilemma
India’s current leaders along with big business oligarchy have been pursuing a one-sided foreign policy.
Biden needs to go, but he won’t
There is still time to introduce a new face and a charged voice.
Sudan crisis explained: Why wars are not a matter of the past
To look away from Sudan, at this time, is tantamount to complicity.
Civil war in Myanmar: Bangladesh should revisit its national security strategy
It is high time Bangladesh revised its national security strategy and worked in close collaboration with the other key regional players.
The stakes are too high for the world to fail Palestine
Realising the stakes of the failure to address the current Gaza genocide, millions of people have been coming to the streets to protest.
Death of Bangladeshi youths in the US: When violence hits home
The police killings of Win Rozario and Sayed Faisal, Bangladeshi American youth, have put the role of law enforcers under great scrutiny.
Trump, now a felon, presents huge political challenge
Say what you will about former US President Donald Trump, but give him his due.