Is Transformation Possible in Sri Lanka?
One year after the protests that ousted Sri Lanka’s president and government, reforms remain elusive and the national crisis is far from over. Read More Here
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Is He Lifeng China’s next economic tsar?
Signs are increasingly suggesting that the current chairman of China’s top economic planner will be named vice-premier next month. Read More Here
Modi’s China Policy Is A Failure
The Indian government has tread carefully—and invited trouble. Read More Here
Pakistan’s Vicious IMF Cycle
Governments come and go, but Pakistan’s economic woes – and its love/hate relationship with the IMF – remain constant. Read More Here
A Fine Balancing Act
With fiscal policy having gained fresh prominence, governments must carefully calibrate their policies in the pandemic’s aftermath. Read More Here
Taliban Hard-Line Path Worsens Afghanistan Dilemma
Reminiscent of their previous harsh rule in the 1990s, the Taliban have already begun to wipe out some of Afghanistan’s gains of 20 years. They’ve denied women a seat at the Cabinet, beaten journalists into silence and enforced their severe interpretation of Islam, on occasion violently. Read More Here
Taliban Announces New Government In Afghanistan
The Taliban has appointed Mohammad Hasan Akhund, a close aide to the group’s late founder Mullah Omar, as head of Afghanistan’s new caretaker government, weeks after it took control of the country in a rapid offensive. The list of cabinet members announced by chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid was dominated by members of the group’s old guard, with no women […]
Five Years Of Duterte: A Calamity Reaching Its Crescendo
As the country continues to grapple with the pandemic, propelling the population into a downward economic and public health spiral, the worst qualities of the current government – an inability to solve its problems without shooting at something – have been further laid bare. Read Here | The Diplomat
Big Tech Reckoning
The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the market power of large technology companies and the inadequacy of current digital governance and regulation. What should policymakers do to address Big Tech’s growing clout and build an equitable digital economy? Read Here | Project Syndicate
Witchcraft, Leprosy, And Covid: “Power to Harm” As Political Weapon
Powerful governments and special interests know that people tend to associate risks and dangers such as illness, natural disaster, and famine with conduct that transgresses societal norms. When people believe that “better behavior” can remedy a threat, they work hard to force that behaviour on everyone. Read Here | AIER
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