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Syed Munir Khasru

Syed Munir Khasru

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Syed Munir Khasru is Chairman of the Institute for Policy, Advocacy, and Governance (IPAG), an international think tank with a presence in Dhaka, Delhi, Melbourne, Vienna, and Dubai.

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  1. The Global South’s Pandemic Path to Self-Reliance
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    The Global South’s Pandemic Path to Self-Reliance

    Nov 17, 2020 Syed Munir Khasru explains why the pandemic gives developing countries a chance to reduce their dependence on external aid.

  2. The Lady and the Exodus
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    The Lady and the Exodus

    Sep 15, 2017 Syed Munir Khasru laments the failure of Myanmar's de facto leader to protect the Rohingya minority.

  3. A G20 Refugee Agenda
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    A G20 Refugee Agenda

    Jul 5, 2017 Syed Munir Khasru proposes an overhaul of intergovernmental efforts to aid the world’s growing displaced population.

  4. ASEAN and the Rohingya Crisis
    Rohingya Muslim refugee camp in Bangladesh Allison Joyce/Stringer

    ASEAN and the Rohingya Crisis

    Feb 1, 2017 Syed Munir Khasru urges the bloc's members to rethink their non-interventionist approach.

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    In Praise of First-Past-the-Post

    Andrés Velasco explains why Britain’s electoral system is better than all the plausible alternatives.
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    Peacebuilding in the Middle East Requires Women

    Anne-Marie Slaughter & Xanthe Scharff argue that negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians must no longer be the province of men.
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    Macron and Europe’s Centrists Are Out of Good Options

    Yanis Varoufakis shows that an intractable economic conundrum lies behind the current impasse in French politics.
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    Immigration Does Not Start at the US Border

    Carlos Alvarado-Quesada laments the failure of Republicans and Democrats alike to address the root causes of migration.
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    Will AI Kill Off Money?

    Jean-Pierre Landau considers some of the underappreciated implications of an economy run entirely by machines.
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    A Philosopher for Our Times

    Enrique Krauze shows that, given rising illiberalism, the seventeenth-century thinker Baruch Spinoza is as relevant as ever.
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    A New Worldview for Troubled Times

    Dennis J. Snower proposes four principles to guide policymaking and global negotiations in the age of climate change.
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    Navigating Today’s Frothy Financial Markets

    Dambisa Moyo offers a basic framework for assessing the risk of new bubbles and their potential spillover effects.
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    An Arab Spring for Bangladesh?

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

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