Superpower rivalry in space: The invisible battlefield of the Iran war
26 July 2026
As war rages in Iran, an unseen contest in space is redefining military power, surveillance, and global strategic rivalry.
26 July 2026
Was the Iran war inevitable?
4 July 2026
Was the US-Israel-led war on Iran inevitable? If so, why?
4 July 2026
Here’s what China is learning from the US war in Iran
4 May 2026
China is closely studying the US-Iran war, extracting strategic, economic, and technological lessons with far-reaching global implications.
4 May 2026
Myanmar’s Kachin State: The new geopolitical flashpoint in China’s backyard
21 September 2025
The timing could hardly be worse for China. Beijing has spent billions building oil and gas pipelines from Myanmar’s ports to mitigate the risk of shipping through the Malacca Strait.
21 September 2025
The 'six tigers' that drive China's AI geopolitics
19 August 2025
China's four dragons—Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, and ByteDance—play a vital role in nurturing the AI startup ecosystem.
19 August 2025
How the Liangzhu model is challenging Silicon Valley’s AI dominance
29 July 2025
The Liangzhu model benefits from coordinated support from both large corporations and the government.
29 July 2025
How Iran's authoritarian rule became its greatest vulnerability
18 July 2025
The regime's brutality towards its people has created a reservoir of resentment that foreign powers can exploit.
18 July 2025
Operation Rising Lion and its wider fallout in Israel-Iran conflict
2 July 2025
The operation revealed Israel’s strategic shift from traditional methods to a new era of advanced, tech-based intelligence warfare.
2 July 2025
Bangladesh’s tragic project implementation record
There are numerous projects which are suffering chronic delays and cost escalations, jeopardising Bangladesh's odyssey to becoming a developed nation.
12 October 2023
Who is winning the Beijing-Washington tech war?
One crucial aim of the Washington-led tech war is preventing Beijing from making advanced chips by blocking technology from the West
26 September 2023
What does Bangladesh’s space research organisation really do?
Bangladesh’s Space Research and Remote Sensing Organisation (SPARRSO) came under scathing criticism from netizens.
20 September 2023
Dear marketing gurus, don’t take consumers for idiots
Increasingly, making false claims and presenting distorted facts have become a trend to increase sales.
9 September 2023
The Moon is hot again, but why?
After so many years, why has the Moon landing become so cool again? The simple answer is: water.
5 September 2023
Corporate corruption, greenwashing, and responsibility evasion
A look at the long-term harm of the McKinsey Syndrome on society.
17 August 2023
What could be behind Yellen's dovish gesture in Beijing?
Her ‘From Washington with Love’ message to China is intriguing.
15 July 2023
The mystery of Nord Stream undersea pipeline blast
Who did it, and why is it relevant in the ongoing LNG war?
16 June 2023
Artificial intelligence is still far from being ‘intelligent’
Why does Big Tech want an immediate 6-month pause on any further development?
13 June 2023
Ushering AI in Bangladesh
Bangladesh stands at the threshold of a paradigm shift in technological development as it is poised to change gear into a faster mode of economic development, and realising its vision of becoming a developed nation by 2041.
4 June 2023
The bloody legacy of Henry Kissinger
Kissinger remains an influential thinker in geopolitics who has deeply shaped US foreign policy but his legacy is indeed bloody.
29 May 2023
Strong message from Beijing to Washington, Moscow
Was the timing of the recent China and the five Central Asian countries’ summit (C5) a mere coincidence? It took place almost simultaneously with the G7 event in Hiroshima, making similar headlines all over.
25 May 2023
F16s to Ukraine, Hiroshima, and the mockery of G7 leaders
It’s not at all surprising that G7 has taken a tougher stance on Russia and decided to supply Ukraine with more equipment and money.
23 May 2023
Digital literacy is key to building a Smart Bangladesh
It can prepare us for the nation’s present and future needs
23 February 2023
It’s AI powered slaughterbots, not ChatGPT, that should worry us
All of humanity is at stake when a computer can autonomously decide to delete you.
22 February 2023
Chronicles of the Ukraine war: When might it end?
The Ukraine war is shaped by Russia’s historical desire to become a Eurasian power.
30 December 2022
US' myopic tactics vs China's long-term strategy
Riyadh is no longer locked in a monogamous marriage to Washington.
22 December 2022
How can the land of Hafez, Sa’di, and Rumi be so cruel?
The absolutist, merciless state contradicts Iran’s deep roots in Sufism.
8 December 2022
China and the US must escape both Thucydides and Kindleberger traps
Beijing believes it is their destiny to lead the world by 2049, the Communist Revolution’s 100th anniversary, as set out in Xi Jinping’s long-term vision.
20 November 2022
Superpower rivalry in the knowledge economy: Is the balance of power shifting?
Of the world’s 114 smartest factories that deploy cutting edge Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies, China owns a whopping 42.
30 October 2022