MCC: A machine that is distinguishing Nepal !
By Khin Zaw Win Myanmar Scholar The passage of the MCC agreement has been one of the hottest topics in Nepal this year. It has been a highly controversial topic…
The signing of the MCC and the death of the Queen
By Nirmal P. Acharya This past week, the biggest international news was the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch whose rule spanned seven decades. Today, as I…
Be wary of Washington turning climate governance into a security issue
The US is playing all its cards to compete with China and is continually attempting to set up new fronts. Climate change action is one among them. President Joe Biden…
Soaring energy prices ordeal for European leaders as protests erupt in more countries
Polish coal miners hold flags to protest against the government's energy policies in front of the prime minister's parliamentary office in Katowice on September 12, 2022. Poland, one of the…
Okinawan people’s justified demand should no longer be ignored
In the Sunday election for the governor of Okinawa, Japan, Denny Tamaki, the incumbent governor with no party affiliation, won reelection over the Liberal Democratic Party-backed candidate Atsushi Sakima. It…
Western summits just ‘talking clubs’ than providing tangible help to Africa
Although the US and Western leaders often talk about assisting Africa, there is no movement when it comes to real actions. A South China Morning Post report on Monday recalls…
Anti-US base incumbent governor wins reelection in Okinawa, may hamper Kishida’s security strategy, Japan-US security alliance
Okinawa's incumbent governor Denny Tamaki, the opposition-backed candidate who firmly opposes the relocation of a US military base on the southern island, won a second term in the prefecture's gubernatorial…
Stop MCC from making Nepal a playground of big powers’ competition
Khin Zaw Win Myanmar Scholar As a small country sandwiched between two rising powers China and India, Nepal is located in a sensitive geopolitical situation. King Prithvi Narayan Shah, the…
Western sanctions are creating a new, East-tilting Russia
I spent half an hour walking from the first floor to the fifth floor of Galeria Shopping Mall, the largest shopping mall in the very heart of St. Petersburg, researching how…
Under banner of ‘counter-terrorism,’ US exports instability and plunders foreign resources for 21 years
Sunday marks the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Amid the mourning for the victims, it's apparent that much of the world in the past two decades has been impacted…