A Disputed Election and a Dangerous New Era for Bangladesh's Politics
"On December 30, Bangladesh's government was reelected in a landslide... The disputed election outcome could plunge the country's politics, already poisoned by bitter and often violently expressed partisanship, into a new and dangerous era," writes Michael Kugelman.
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VOA Korea sat down with Asia Program Director Abraham Denmark and President of the Mansfield Foundation Frank Jannuzi to discuss inter-Korean summits, denuclearization, and UN sanctions against North Korea.
"Sunday marked the 17th anniversary of the start of the war in Afghanistan...Aside from a series of news articles, this 17-year milestone didn’t garner much attention around the world. And that’s no surprise, given that few people talk about the war in Afghanistan anymore. Not only is it a 'forever war,' it is also a forgotten war—particularly in America, which has stationed troops in Afghanistan for nearly two decades," writes Michael Kugelman.
The Brookings Institution recently hosted a panel discussion on the global impact of U.S. Trade Policy. Japan Scholar Toshihiro Nakayama joined the panel.
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