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How Ukraine built an economy for a war without end

How Ukraine built an economy for a war without end

Reengineering national public finances into a functioning war economy required a fundamental transformation of state expenditure, as Ukraine redirected domestic revenues towards military operations...

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Arteries of empires: Geopolitical siege and the new strategic map of maritime chokepoints

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When will the US finally learn not to meddle?

US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation alongside US Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington, DC, US June 21, 2025, following US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Pool

Washington wins the coups. History keeps the score

No peace, no victory: Are Ukraine and Iran headed for a Korean fate?

No peace, no victory: Are Ukraine and Iran headed for a Korean fate?

End of the longest pause: Is the Korean armistice entering its final chapter?

End of the longest pause: Is the Korean armistice entering its final chapter?

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The invisible giant: A 2,000-year odyssey from sacred flames to super-chilled ships

Titas Gas fields. Photo: Collected

Vast reserves, slow exploration: The great Bangladesh gas paradox

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The anatomy of an uprising: When protest topples power, and when it fails

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Trump’s UN wager and a global peace body losing its grip

Rupnagar Canal in 2005 (left) and 2022 (right), showing how dense settlement has narrowed Dhaka’s waterways. Photos: Syed Zakir Hossain.

Dhaka: A city that built over its canals is now drowning in rain

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How football carried war, empire and power over the last century

World Cup's $50b bet: How football became a global economy

World Cup's $50b bet: How football became a global economy