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Brahma Chellaney

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Brahma Chellaney, Professor 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. The Wars of the New World Order
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    The Wars of the New World Order

    Nov 10, 2023 Brahma Chellaney examines the forces and trends that are driving a global geopolitical reckoning.

  2. The Roots of the India-Canada Clash
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    The Roots of the India-Canada Clash

    Oct 5, 2023 Brahma Chellaney criticizes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for failing to rein in militant Sikh separatism.

  3. India’s Quiet Rise
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    India’s Quiet Rise

    Sep 5, 2023 Brahma Chellaney highlights the country’s demographic dividend, modernizing industries, and growing geostrategic influence.

  4. China’s Dangerous Secrets
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    China’s Dangerous Secrets

    Aug 10, 2023 Brahma Chellaney highlights the country’s reliance on stealth and deception to advance its expansionist agenda.

  5. America’s Myanmar Policy Is All Wrong
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    America’s Myanmar Policy Is All Wrong

    Jul 5, 2023 Brahma Chellaney thinks Western sanctions are making a bad situation worse and are ultimately benefiting China.

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    The New Normal for Central Banks

    Lucrezia Reichlin asks why the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank keep providing liquidity directly to banks.
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    The False Choice Between Palestinian and Jewish Liberation

    Shlomo Ben-Ami

    The prevailing narrative that frames Israel as a colonial power suppressing Palestinians’ struggle for statehood grossly oversimplifies a complicated conflict and inadvertently vindicates the region’s most oppressive regimes. Achieving a durable, lasting peace requires moving beyond such facile analogies.

     rejects the facile moralism of those who view the ongoing war through the narrow lens of decolonization.
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    The Rage of the Outsiders

    Ian Buruma

    The far-right populist Geert Wilders’ election victory in the Netherlands reflects the same sentiment that powered Brexit and Donald Trump’s candidacy in 2016. But such outcomes could not happen without the cynicism displayed over the past few decades by traditional conservative parties.

     shows what Geert Wilders has in common with other ultra-nationalist politicians, past and present.
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    Protecting Gaza’s Children

    Nurul Izzah Anwar & Yolanda Augustin urge the international community to support the young Palestinians bearing the brunt of the war.
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    Loss and Damage as a Common Climate Cause

    Naveeda Khan explains why so many developing countries have not balked at a major oil producer hosting COP28.
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    Putin’s Killer Patriotism

    Nina L. Khrushcheva highlights the Kremlin’s growing dependence on violent criminals to fight its war in Ukraine.
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    The Technologies African Farmers Need

    Hippolyte Fofack urges policymakers to follow Ethiopia’s lead and invest in irrigation, mechanization, and fertilizers.
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    Hard Truths About Green Industrial Policy

    Ilias Alami, et al. warn that win-win narratives obscure the difficult trade-offs involved in state-led decarbonization projects.
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    Making European Strategic Autonomy Work

    Charles Powell, et al. assess the strengths and weaknesses of a major new policy and strategy blueprint.

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