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Geopolitics of Africa in present cold war era

August 21, 2022August 21, 2022

A number of countries including Nigeria, Ethiopia and South Africa are emerging as major countries which will have far reaching influence globally. Over the course of the next century, Africa is predicted to see tremendous population growth, which could result in enormous market potential. These 50 countries together constitute a major voting bloc in the United Nations; therefore, it follows that the West and its adversaries want them to back up their interpretations of whatever it may be in order to demonstrate to the rest of the world that a certain number of governments accept their positions.

Is the war in Ukraine to blame for the global food crisis?

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022

In 2021, over 193 million people in 53 countries/territories faced acute food insecurity (IPC/CH Phase 3-5; see Chart 1), according to the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC 2022). In comparison to the already record numbers of 2020, this is an almost 40 million increase. Over half a million people (570,000) in Ethiopia, southern Madagascar, South Sudan, and Yemen were identified as being in the most critical phase of acute food insecurity (IPC/CH Phase 5; see Chart 1) and required immediate assistance to avoid widespread livelihood collapse, famine, and death. The number of people encountering crisis or worse (IPC/CH Phase 3 or higher; see Chart 1) approximately doubled between 2016 and 2021 when looking at the same 39 countries/territories represented in all editions of the report, with persistent increases each year since 2017.

BRICS can enable Bangladesh to explore greater business and geopolitical opportunities

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

Closer collaboration with BRICS under BRICS+ mechanism will open doors for Bangladesh to explore new markets and help to bridge the gap between two regional rivals China and India for its own benefits. India’s motivation for remaining in BRICS is not to support China’s global dominance. New Delhi believes it is more advantageous to stay in the BRICS alliance in order to restrain Chinese expansionism by securing multilateral agreements with Beijing. It will also embolden to skirt Western sanctions when it comes to do trading with Russia.

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Bitter lessons Corona keeps teaching us

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020

Never before in the history of mankind, had a pandemic inflicted with such horrendous cost. A pandemic is also an epidemic that spreads over several countries and continents while affecting a large group of people. On that note – all pandemics are epidemics but not all epidemics turn into pandemics. On the spreading of novel…