Who benefits from renewed US-Iran hostilities?
9 July 2026, 14:21 PM
Geopolitical Insights
Can India and Pakistan still make peace?
7 July 2026, 15:24 PM
Geopolitical Insights
Why Israel has more to fear from US-Iran peace than war
6 July 2026, 16:08 PM
Geopolitical Insights
America at 250 and Bangladesh’s strategic moment
5 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Geopolitical Insights
Why Bangladesh can’t ignore Myanmar’s diplomatic comeback
5 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Geopolitical Insights
Can the China-Myanmar-Bangladesh Economic Corridor become a reality?
1 July 2026, 00:10 AM
Geopolitical Insights
India’s push-ins are not a border problem
28 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Geopolitical Insights
Why Bangladesh’s ‘Look East’ policy matters more than ever
28 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Geopolitical Insights
The real danger in the US-Iran ceasefire
27 June 2026, 08:35 AM
Geopolitical Insights
The real question behind Tarique Rahman's China visit
25 June 2026, 09:13 AM
Geopolitical Insights
Trump 2.0 and the future of Bangladesh-US defence relations
The Bay of Bengal holds a great strategic value as about half of the world's container traffic passes through this region, and its seaports handle around one-third of world trade.
20 November 2024, 03:00 AM
How will Donald Trump’s foreign policy affect the world?
Trump has maintained a strong rhetoric, blaming China for economic abuses and promising to impose tariffs.
13 November 2024, 03:00 AM
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.
8 November 2024, 02:00 AM
Will Trump's return change Bangladesh-US ties?
Michael Kugelman discusses the implications of a second Trump presidency for Bangladesh with The Daily Star.
8 November 2024, 02:00 AM
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.
31 October 2024, 14:00 PM
Who will win the US elections?
The conversations can go in circles till November 5.
30 October 2024, 06:00 AM
Venezuela’s experience with democracy
Venezuelan politician Freddy Guevara shares why his country could not successfully transition to a democracy.
30 October 2024, 02:00 AM
‘One state solution is the only long-term solution’
What we're witnessing now in the Middle East is a zero-sum game.
16 October 2024, 06:00 AM
US elections: Can dystopian darkness descend on Earth?
The chances of Trump or Harris winning the US election are on a roller coaster ride.
16 October 2024, 03:00 AM
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.
9 October 2024, 12:00 PM
Where do we go from here?
Despite a year of his abhorrent leadership, we found ourselves with the same question: what is Netanyahu thinking? And what is the absolute victory he is talking about?
9 October 2024, 02:00 AM
Bangladesh at UNGA 2024: Glitter, gold, and ground reality
Bangladesh desperately needed global attention to reap gold out of this moment of change.
2 October 2024, 06:00 AM
Demystifying the Bangladesh-India-US triangle
For now, the best bet is to manage the volatilities and imbalances and better understand the intricacies of the Bangladesh-India-US chemistry.
2 October 2024, 03:00 AM
Sri Lanka presidential election: From citizens’ protests to regime change
The new president is an ordinary citizen in social terms with no pretensions to public display of power, taste, wealth or grandeur.
27 September 2024, 09:24 AM
Sri Lanka Presidential Election 2024: A turning point or a false dawn?
Dissanayake's presidency presents an opportunity to reimagine Sri Lanka’s economic strategy.
25 September 2024, 05:00 AM
India, US both need a stable Bangladesh
However, regardless of the nature of international involvement, the ultimate responsibility for a stable Bangladesh lies with its own people.
25 September 2024, 03:00 AM
A victory for democracy that Bangladesh can learn from
Sri Lank's neighbours have to come to terms with the fact that AKD was the democratic choice of the mass people.
24 September 2024, 15:00 PM
US delegation visit: A new chapter in Bangladesh-US relations?
The symbolic value of the visit and its timing cannot be overemphasised, this being the first such visit since the change of guards in Dhaka on August 5.
20 September 2024, 07:00 AM
Israel's attack in Lebanon: Can it lead to an all-out war?
Nasrallah and Hezbollah have thrived with an image of invincibility after confronting Israel in 2006.
19 September 2024, 12:24 PM
Reviving SAARC can help South Asia overcome its current crisis
India's vision and support of regional governments are rooted in a supremacist mindset by the country's current ruling party, which has all but paralysed SAARC.
11 September 2024, 06:00 AM