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M. Niaz Asadullah

M. Niaz Asadullah

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M. Niaz Asadullah, Head of the Southeast Asia cluster of the Global Labor Organization, is a visiting professor of economics at the University of Reading and a professorial fellow at North South University in Bangladesh.

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  1. The Fall of Bangladesh’s Iron Lady
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    The Fall of Bangladesh’s Iron Lady

    Aug 12, 2024 M. Niaz Asadullah explains the factors that led to Sheikh Hasina’s ouster, and considers whether democracy can be restored.

  2. An Arab Spring for Bangladesh?
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    An Arab Spring for Bangladesh?

    Jul 25, 2024 M. Niaz Asadullah argues that young protestors could help the country chart a democratic course and achieve sustainable growth.

  3. Making the Asian Monetary Fund a Reality
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    Making the Asian Monetary Fund a Reality

    Jun 12, 2023 M. Niaz Asadullah & Syed Abul Basher explain why now may be the right time to establish a regional alternative to the IMF.

  4. Malaysia’s New Dawn?
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    Malaysia’s New Dawn?

    Jan 9, 2023 M. Niaz Asadullah & Andrew Kam Jia Yi provide an overview of the formidable challenges facing the country’s new government.

  5. Asia’s Captive Market for Migrant Labor
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    Asia’s Captive Market for Migrant Labor

    Sep 27, 2022 M. Niaz Asadullah highlights how an entrenched alliance of politicians, bureaucrats, and business elites is exploiting workers.

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    The High Cost of the Netherlands’ Mpox Vaccine Hoarding

    Gordon Brown condemns European populists’ failure to heed the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    How to Make the Most of the Kursk Gambit

    Samuel Charap & Charles A. Kupchan think Ukraine and its partners have a big opportunity to start working toward a negotiated end to the war.
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    The US Election Will Overturn Europe’s Strategic Status Quo

    Mark Leonard worries that Europeans are unprepared for whoever will succeed US President Joe Biden.
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    The Water-Security Crisis

    Mariana Mazzucato, et al.

    Increasingly severe water shortages represent a human-made crisis that can be resolved through human interventions. The situation demands new thinking about the economics of this critical resource and how to manage it through mission-oriented strategies that span all levels of governance.

    call attention to a global problem that demands far more attention from policymakers at all levels.
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    The European Green Deal Is Already Benefiting Consumers

    Agustín Reyna rejects the misguided notion that voters are indifferent to environmental concerns.
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    What Is Kamala Harris’s Foreign Policy?

    Ian Bremmer

    Although Kamala Harris is largely aligned with Joe Biden on many global and strategic issues, her unique worldview promises a distinct form of leadership on the international stage. Not only would US foreign policy shift under a Harris administration; it could change in highly consequential ways.

    considers how the Democratic presidential nominees' views compare to Joe Biden's.
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    Will the German Center Hold?

    Helmut K. Anheier considers what is driving support for extremist parties in the country’s eastern states.
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    America Has No Alternative to Industrial Policy

    J. Bradford DeLong thinks new threats to economic security outweigh the reasons for opposing government-led development.
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    US Foreign Policy in 2025

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. compares the two presidential candidates’ attitudes and positions on major global issues.

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