New India Army Plan May Have ‘Devastating Consequences’
India’s scheme of short-term contractual soldiers is motivated by financial constraints but will have a direct bearing on its society. Read More Here
Tag: Politics
Russia Has a Plan for Ukraine. It Looks Like Chechnya.
The Russian plan for Ukraine is grimly apparent from that earlier template. In a years-long conflict, which began more than two decades ago, Putin destroyed a sovereign state and subjugated its people, creating in its place a land of ruin, chaos, and fear. Read More Here
The War On Economics
Where leaders once turned to sages and pols for such wisdom, they now turn to the guild of economists. The most powerful states in the world are accustomed to outsourcing the management of their crucial macroeconomic decisions to committees of central bankers. Read More Here
World Stumbling Into A New Era Of Risk, Concludes SIPRI Report
World leaders are failing to prepare for a new era of complex and often unpredictable risks to peace as profound environmental and security crises converge and intensify, according to a major report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Read More Here
Biden’s Taiwan Comment Hangs Over Quad Summit
As he concludes his debut tour of Asia, President Joe Biden is using Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to send an unmistakable message to China: a similar breach of international order would generate a fierce US response. Read More Here
Sri Lanka’s Meltdown Puts China’s Strategic Influence In Jeopardy
The decline of the Rajapaksas has adversely hit Chinese fortunes in the Indian Ocean island and sullied its image among other Belt and Road partners. Read More Here
Australia Election: Labor Party Leader Albanese Claims Victory
Labor party leader claims victory in the national election after PM Scott Morrison concedes defeat, ending nearly a decade of conservative government. Read More Here
Short Of War
Officials in Washington and Beijing don’t agree on much these days, but there is one thing on which they see eye to eye: the contest between their two countries will enter a decisive phase in the 2020s. Read More Here
Sri Lanka’s President Is Girding Himself For The Long Haul
The Rajapaksas have more at stake than simply staying in power and retaining their wealth. There are also allegations of war crimes dating to at least 2005 that could follow them. Read More Here
Social Unrest Is Rising, Adding To Risks For Global Economy
After a pause in popular protest during the first year of the pandemic, people are returning to the streets. This year, large and long-running anti-government demonstrations have occurred in some advanced economies where unrest is relatively rare, such as Canada and New Zealand. Read More Here
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