Geopolitical Insights

US-Iran peace talks fail, what now?

Md Himel Rahman

12 April 2026, 16:11 PM Geopolitical Insights

How Bangladesh can tackle the current energy crisis

Ramisa Rob

12 April 2026, 01:33 AM Geopolitical Insights

When “America First” policy translates into “China First” outcome in a new Cold War

Faridul Alam

11 April 2026, 15:55 PM Geopolitical Insights

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The wake of war: Costs for civilisation

Sarzah Yeasmin

10 April 2026, 11:00 AM Geopolitical Insights

Bangladesh must build strong relations with Iran

Ramisa Rob

12 April 2026, 15:25 PM Geopolitical Insights

America’s war crimes

Zahid Hussain

8 April 2026, 12:17 PM Geopolitical Insights

Trump’s Iran war and the new politics of religion

Jawad Naqvi

7 April 2026, 13:27 PM Geopolitical Insights

Amid an uncertain Middle East, Bangladesh must rethink its migration strategy

Mohammad Jalal Uddin Sikder

5 April 2026, 01:59 AM Geopolitical Insights

From national security strategy to modernisation / Mapping Bangladesh’s defence future

Ayesha Binte Towhid

5 April 2026, 01:57 AM Geopolitical Insights

Netanyahu’s world: Enemies, obsessions, and endless war

F.S. Aijazuddin

4 April 2026, 14:18 PM Geopolitical Insights

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The war tactic of starvation in Gaza

As Muslims around the world prepare for Eid, the world is witnessing horror unfold in the Gaza Strip.

9 April 2024, 05:00 AM

How the unjustifiable war in Gaza is justified

Propaganda in the media is a prevalent practice during war.

8 April 2024, 15:00 PM

‘Ballots, not bullets, for Palestine’

Lt General Jebril Alrjoub, general secretary of the Palestinian National Movement FATEH, speaks to The Daily Star.

2 April 2024, 03:00 AM

Moscow terror attack and its aftermath

Putin has been widely credited for bringing security and some semblance of order to Russia after the turbulent decade that followed the collapse of the USSR, however, this attack may shatter some of that confidence.

2 April 2024, 02:00 AM

Historical parallels: Bangladesh’s genocide in 1971 to Gaza

Despite the magnitude of the genocide, global recognition and acknowledgment of Bangladesh's struggle for independence have been inadequate.

26 March 2024, 06:00 AM

Geopolitics during Bangladesh Liberation War

'The Liberation War became a centre of big power rivalry'

Veteran diplomat M Humayun Kabir discusses the geopolitical history of Bangladesh's Liberation War in an exlcusive interview.

26 March 2024, 02:00 AM

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To catch a pirate

Today’s piracy further feeds upon those flows including petroleum and the growing numbers of African/Asian countries involved. Control is now imperative.

19 March 2024, 06:00 AM

CAA and its effects on Indian secularism and regional stability

The Act, clearly, is a step in the wrong direction.

19 March 2024, 05:00 AM

Reject competition, embrace collaboration

There is untapped potential for Bangladesh to leverage Vietnam's strengths and accelerate its economic development.

12 March 2024, 03:00 AM

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The paradoxes of US aid in Gaza

The world has been more interested in providing humanitarian aid rather than stopping the war

12 March 2024, 02:00 AM

Mexico’s historic 2024 election campaign enters the final stretch

It's almost certain that a woman will be elected president for the first time in Mexico.

9 March 2024, 06:00 AM

Economics is irredeemably sexist

Economics has an intractable “women problem.”

8 March 2024, 06:00 AM

Why China won’t fight the Houthis

The current turmoil in the Middle East is not bad news for China.

5 March 2024, 12:00 PM

Will the US and UK's support for Israel backfire?

There are growing signs of substantial public disaffection in these two nations which have been conspicuous in refusing to take Israel to task for its slaughter.

5 March 2024, 00:00 AM