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Curfews are imposed in many countries. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, many countries including, but not limited to, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nigeria imposed curfews in the 2020s. Curfews were also imposed in many countries including Thailand earlier driven by armed conflicts and several other reasons. Curfews, which are imposed in response to security threats and other reasons, help address security concerns and bring peaceful situations many times, though they cannot do so always in different countries. Curfews sometimes failed to bring peace in different countries including — but not limited to — India (India-administered Kashmir) and…

Kenya has been in a political crisis for months, leading to concerns. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, protests have been going on in Nairobi and several other cities for several months after the government’s announcement of the unpopular tax bill. Amidst the protests, the government has by this time withdrawn the controversial tax bill but protests have been continuing, leading to the deaths of dozens of people driven by the clashes between the government force and protesters. Though the protests started in response to the tax bill, anti-government protesters now call for the resignation of President…

Student protests, called the Bangla Blockade, have mounted across Bangladesh over the demand for the reform of the quota system in various government jobs. According to multiple sources including the BBC and Strait Times, thousands of students from many universities and colleges including the University of Dhaka have been demonstrating for several days to realize their demand against the quota based recruitment system, which they say favors different groups for high-paying government jobs, in the capital Dhaka and other major cities including Chittagong, bringing traffic to a halt. Though Bangladesh’s top court suspended the quota system temporarily — for one…

A failed military coup took place in Bolivia last month, leading to concerns. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the military coup led by the dismissed army chief General Zúñiga took place with the aim of restoring democracy and addressing social discontent in Bolivia, where there has been political instability for years and almost 40 attempted or successful coups have taken place in several decades, driven by political unrest, power struggle and other causes. The failed coup against President Luis Arce’s government—no matter whether it was a real or staged self-coup attempt— immediately led to the arrest…

The military rule — established after the 2022 military coup — was extended in Burkina Faso without the participation of most political parties, leading to concerns. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the announcement of the extension for five years was made this month under a new Accord reached after a two-day national consultation meeting in the capital city, Ouagadougou, participated by civil society representatives, the security and defense forces and lawmakers in the transitional assembly and signed by acting president Ibrahim Traoré. But the extension of the military rule is not the solution to various problems that resulted…

The possibility of another war between Israel and Lebanon has increased, leading to concerns. Both parties have increased border fires this month. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, tensions have increased between the parties. While Hezbollah has sent larger volleys of drones and missiles across the border this month, Israel has carried out attacks in various places, leading to dozens of deaths of both parties, along with their threats of a full-scale war. By this time, the Israel Defense Force has ”approved and validated” operational plans for an offensive in Lebanon amidst mutual threats by the parties,…

Many countries in Asia, Africa and other continents have enacted digital or cyber security laws. Given the increase in various cyber crimes in different countries, such laws have definitely some relevance. Digital laws help protect individuals and businesses from cybercrimes such as hacking, identity theft and fraud and provide a framework for ensuring internet privacy and data protection and addressing online harassment. But, according to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, there are diverse concerns with digital or cyber security laws including the exploitation of dissent voices and restriction of the freedom of expression in different countries including, but…

Trafficking/smuggling is a concern in many countries. But the involvement of political leaders in trafficking/smuggling — both within the national territory and between/among countries — including human trafficking, drug trafficking and gold smuggling, leads to a difficulty in addressing it. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, political leaders are involved in trafficking/smuggling in different countries in Asia, Africa and other regions, including, but not limited to, Cambodia, Mexico, Thailand, Bangladesh and Nigeria. In addition to the difficulty in addressing trafficking/smuggling, such involvement results in far reaching consequences including undermining the rule of law, perpetuating a cycle of criminal…

US President Joe Biden laid out a detailed three-stage peace proposal to end the Gaza war this month. The Israeli proposal, which, according to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, includes a six-week ceasefire between the parties in which the Israel Defense Forces would withdraw from populated areas of Gaza and there would be a surge of humanitarian aid and the release of hostages and prisoners, negotiations and a permanent ceasefire and final end of the war and a major rebuilding plan for Gaza, will end the war, which has by this time killed more than 36000 Palestinians. But…

The Ukraine war, which started with the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, has been going on for more than two years. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the war that has by this time led to the deaths of more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians and brought many other negative outcomes for both parties. But there is no convincing possibility of ending the war — the largest war in Europe after World War II — as there are neither any peace efforts to end the war at present nor is there any willingness of…