Year: 2025

Is A New Proxy War Unfolding in the Middle East?

Israel, which had continued to intermittently bomb Syria during Assad’s time, in a proxy war it had fought with Iran, continued these attacks as Al Sharaa took over. For the Jewish state both Iran and the Sunni Islamists now in charge in Syria constitute an identical threat.

Gopalgunge Massacre: Can Bangladesh Ever Heal this Self-afflicted Wound?

The Gopalganj conspiracy, meticulously crafted and ruthlessly executed, brought together the shadowy hands of western intelligence, Pakistan’s ISI, local Islamist radicals from Jamaat-e-Islami and its militant offshoot Shibir, reactionary factions within the Bangladesh Army led by General Waker, and the opportunistic Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).