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Oil crisis: Lessons from global crises and Bangladesh’s blueprint for energy security

The latest global oil shortage has exposed Bangladesh’s fragile energy security and economic resilience. The crisis is not just external, but a reflection of long-standing structural weaknesses now...

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Orbán's fall: It's the economy, stupid

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Why wars no longer end conclusively in a unipolar world

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The future of Middle East: War, dependence and the emergence of a new order

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A brief history of oil: How fuel became a potent geopolitical tool

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At the mercy of oil: A century of dependence and today’s global crisis

Bangladesh operates under a Westminster-style parliamentary system and its national legislature, the Jatiya Sangsad, is a unicameral parliament. Photo: Collected

Two systems, two ways to govern: How Westminster and presidential models organise power

The century that made Washington the Middle East’s decisive power

The century that made Washington the Middle East’s decisive power

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How American presidents are checked and challenged

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How governments survive their honeymoon periods

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Do election losers always concede defeat?: Why strong democracies move on, but weak ones don’t

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From offshore wealth to private islands: How the Epstein Files complete a decade of elite exposure

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Why money matters in elections and statecraft — and where it comes from