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M A Hossain

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The Samson Option

The Samson Option

There is a particular kind of danger that creeps into wars—not when the first missiles fly, but when the vocabulary begins to change. Words matter....

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The Nation

M A Hossain

Epstein’s Shadow

Epstein’s Shadow

Democracies rarely collapse in spectacular fashion. They do not usually fall when laws are broken or when scandals erupt. Democracies unravel when...

16.03.2026 20

The Nation

M A Hossain

Energy on Edge

There is something almost ritualistic about the moment when oil prices cross the psychologically powerful threshold of $100 per barrel. Markets...

11.03.2026 40

The Nation

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Hormuz and the Indo-Pacific

In certain quarters of Washington, one imagines corks popping. The news flashes across screens: a coordinated American and Israeli strike has killed...

03.03.2026 90

The Nation

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Beyond the Ballot

Politics in Bangladesh has rarely been a gentle craft. It has been a battlefield. Victory has meant annihilation. Defeat has meant persecution. For...

01.03.2026 20

The Nation

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A Hemisphere on Edge

The streets of Havana, once alive with music and the hum of daily life, now tell a quieter story: long lines at petrol stations with nothing to...

27.02.2026 20

The Nation

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What awaits the BNP in power?

POLITICS eventually meets reality. Campaign slogans fade; governing remains. An electoral mandate is not a trophy but a test. For the Bangladesh...

18.02.2026 40

Pakistan Observer

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Trump’s India Claim

09.02.2026 20

The Nation

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The Exile’s Sabotage

07.02.2026 10

The Nation

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Trump’s Economic War

04.02.2026 20

The Nation

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America’s Iran Dilemma

02.02.2026 10

The Nation

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From Watergate to Dhaka

26.01.2026 30

The Nation

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Trump’s Elastic Power

21.01.2026 20

The Nation

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A Strategic Trap

17.01.2026 30

The Nation

M A Hossain

When ballots face bullets

15.01.2026 20

Pakistan Observer

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From Noriega to Maduro

08.01.2026 30

The Nation

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Multilateralism Still Matters

05.01.2026 30

The Nation

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Nationalism over Peace

02.01.2026 30

The Nation

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China’s Latin Gambit

26.12.2025 30

The Nation

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Navigating 2026

21.12.2025 60

The Nation

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South Asia’s strategic squeeze

18.12.2025 40

Pakistan Observer

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Trumpism’s Next Phase

03.12.2025 30

The Nation

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The Battle for the Arctic

30.11.2025 20

The Nation

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Washington vs Caracas

24.11.2025 20

The Nation

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Burevestnik Shatters Western Myths

21.11.2025 40

The Nation

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New Digital Cold War

18.11.2025 70

The Nation

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Handshake in Kuala Lumpur

02.11.2025 10

The Nation

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Madagascar Uprising

24.10.2025 20

The Nation

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No Kings, No Crowns

21.10.2025 30

The Nation

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Cold War Echoes

01.10.2025 20

The Nation

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East Timor in Turmoil

19.09.2025 30

The Nation

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Nepal’s Youthquake

13.09.2025 30

The Nation

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Stability or Stagnation?

09.09.2025 30

The Nation

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Germany’s Austerity Dilemma

04.09.2025 10

The Nation

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Russia Learns From History

31.08.2025 40

The Nation

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Myanmar burning in the fire of proxies

29.08.2025 30

Pakistan Observer

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Myanmar’s Civil War

23.08.2025 20

The Nation

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Russia’s African Play

31.07.2025 20

The Nation

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ASEAN’s Silent Test

27.07.2025 30

The Nation

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Trump’s 50-Day Ultimatum

17.07.2025 30

The Nation

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BRICS Without Xi

08.07.2025 80

The Nation

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Middle East Peace

01.07.2025 70

The Nation

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Why the world ignores Israel’s nukes?

26.06.2025 30

Pakistan Observer

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America’s Oligarchs

14.06.2025 20

The Nation

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Oligarchs of the Republic

13.06.2025 10

Pakistan Observer

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SEAN’s Trilateral Gamble

03.06.2025 30

The Nation

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Unmasking tobacco’s global health threat

01.06.2025 30

Pakistan Observer

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Echoes of a holocaust

25.05.2025 20

Pakistan Observer

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Holocaust in Gaza

24.05.2025 40

The Nation

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A New US-Saudi Era

18.05.2025 50

The Nation

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