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Brahma Chellaney

Writing for PS since 2009
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Brahma Chellaney, Professor Emeritus of Strategic Studies at the New Delhi-based Center for Policy Research and Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin, is the author of nine books, including Water: Asia’s New Battleground (Georgetown University Press, 2011), for which he won the 2012 Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award.

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  1. Putting the Trump-Modi Bromance to the Test
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    Putting the Trump-Modi Bromance to the Test

    Feb 11, 2025 Brahma Chellaney hopes that the US and Indian leaders take concrete steps to reset and deepen the bilateral relationship.

  2. Will Trump Crack the Mystery of COVID’s Origin?
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    Will Trump Crack the Mystery of COVID’s Origin?

    Jan 13, 2025 Brahma Chellaney urges the incoming US administration to tighten rules governing risky “gain-of-function” research.

  3. Bangladesh’s Descent into Islamist Violence
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    Bangladesh’s Descent into Islamist Violence

    Dec 5, 2024 Brahma Chellaney fears what will happen to Asian security if the country's interim government remains on its current path.

  4. America Must Stand Up to Asia's Bully
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    America Must Stand Up to Asia's Bully

    Nov 13, 2024 Brahma Chellaney urges Donald Trump’s incoming administration to push back against China’s aggressive expansionism.

  5. The BRICS Effect
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    The BRICS Effect

    Oct 18, 2024 Brahma Chellaney asks whether the group of major emerging economies can catalyze a long-overdue revamping of global governance.

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    Europe’s Powerful Tool Against Russia

    Andrew Kosenko & Joseph E. Stiglitz

    If European leaders want to follow through on their statements in support of Ukraine following America’s betrayal of the country, they must seize the moment by seizing Russia’s assets. Europe has become the world’s bulwark against the rising tide of authoritarianism, and it can no longer afford to hide behind legalistic excuses.

     urge European governments to seize the $220 billion of Russian assets frozen in their jurisdictions.
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    Making a Better Case for Foreign Aid

    Nilima Gulrajani urges policymakers to formulate an alternative vision of how such a system should work in a post-USAID world.
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    The Future of World Order

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. considers whether US President Donald Trump's second presidency represents a global paradigm shift.
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    Can Global Banking Rules Survive in a Fractured World?

    Howard Davies warns that changes in US foreign policy jeopardize efforts to create a common regulatory framework.
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    Trump’s Tariffs Will Hurt Mexico – and America

    Anne O. Krueger thinks the US administration’s trade restrictions will end up undermining its stated immigration goals.
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    Americans Will Miss Their Government When It’s Gone

    Sami Mahroum explains what will follow from the indiscriminate gutting of federal agencies and mass firings.
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    Trump’s Imaginary Victories

    Jeffrey Frankel

    On February 4, Donald Trump pretended that mild concessions by Canada and Mexico warranted a 30-day postponement of tariffs, and he will probably postpone them again. This reflects a broader pattern: Trump declares war, and when it becomes apparent that he cannot win, he pretends he already has.

     says that to call the US president a “transactional” leader is to ignore his utter lack of strategic thinking.
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    Greenland’s Future Must Be Decided by Greenland’s People

    Simon Johnson dismisses the argument that US national security depends on gaining control over the island.
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    Nature Needs Its Own ID

    Midori Paxton shows how digital tools can drive a data-driven approach to protecting our planet’s environmental health.

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