Author: Amir M Sayem

Foreign aid, which is significant for developing economic and other aspects in less developed and developing countries, is given to different countries. Less developed and developing countries usually receive such aid from more developing and developed countries and international organizations including the World Bank, Islamic Development Bank and Asian Development Bank. Foreign aid, which can be of different sorts including loans, debt relief, military aid and humanitarian assistance, is given with or without any conditions. Varied conditions attached to foreign aid, which was massively started to be given after the Second World War, mainly aim to support security and the…

Of course, there are enormous potentials of the blue economy for Bangladesh. Indeed, the Bay of Bengal covers a vast area and has different types of living and non-living resources. The ministry of foreign affairs identified twenty-six blue economy sectors in Bangladesh including fisheries, marine trade and shipping, tourism and energy. Oceans and seas contribute to poverty eradication by creating sustainable livelihoods, provide food and minerals, provide crucial linkages in international trade and regulate global climate and weather patterns. Of course, the marine sector was developed immediately after the independence but Bangladesh put more focus on the development of the…

Critical thinking is very important for everyone — students, employees, employers, masses of people and others. It helps everyone to think creatively — or outside the box — and face various challenges from academic to real-life situations in a successful and creative manner. More specifically, it makes an individual capable of understanding connections between ideas or facts, detecting inconsistencies and mistakes, reflecting justifications of one’s beliefs and values, solving academic and real-life problems on reasonable grounds, identifying, constructing and evaluating ideas, arguments and facts, and making reasonable plans and strategies. Simultaneously, it reduces prejudice or unreasoned biasness, superstitions and chances…

As is well-known, South China Sea disputes are a territorial dispute among several countries including China, Taiwan, Brunei, the Philippines and Malyasia. But the disputes have turned to be one of the most notable global geopolitical issues and made the region as a major global geopolitical hotspot in recent years. In fact, many countries — within and outside of the region — including China and the USA are involved with the geo-politics regarding the South China Sea, which is crucial for economic and other reasons. Though tensions between China and both the Philippines and Vietnam have recently cooled, a vital…

Of course, global health diplomacy, which involves political negotiations, diplomatic efforts and solutions with the incorporation of health and foreign affairs, is very important for improving health conditions in the world. It is more important especially for tackling health threats that cross national boundaries. Certainly, diverse communicable and non-communicable diseases including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic need more reflection of global health diplomacy for securing medicines including vaccines. In addition, it can be effective in sharing health knowledge, technology and medical equipment needed to face diverse health threats across countries. Not only less developed and developing countries but also developed ones…