Conflicts are on the rise in Benin, leading to concerns. As per the reports of multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, conflicts between the government forces and armed groups in Benin have led to thousands of deaths and displacement for the last few years. Armed attacks have remarkably increased against civilians in northern Benin since 2024. The Presidential Elections were held in April 2026 that led to the landslide win of Romuald Wadagni and —hopefully saying —the President-elect has made tackling the armed conflicts a cornerstone of his election campaign. But how much the upcoming government will be successful…
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The extension of the 15-day ceasefire on the Iran-US-Israel war is a good development over the Iran-US-Israel war, even if there is no agreement on it yet. But without an agreement, the chance of further escalation remains, leading to concerns. As per the reports of multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, several military boats
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Indiscriminate shootings are rare events, but are on the rise in Greece, leading to concerns. As per the reports of multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, several people were wounded in the latest shootings carried out by a man with a shotgun in two locations in Greece, such as at an EFKA social security agency office and the Court of Appeals in Athens last week. Moreover, there are several other such violent events in Greece including the 2025 shootout in Crete, which killed two people, and the Neo Irakleio Shooting in 2013, which led to the deaths of two…
The dissolution of the interim government of Madagascar by the interim head has led to concerns. Interim leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina —the chief of the powerful CAPSAT (the Personnel Administration and Technical and Administrative Services Corps) who came to power through the military coup in October last year that ousted President Andry Rajoeilna — dissolved the entire cabinet and dismissed Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo, the interim Prime Minister of Madagascar. The sudden move is supposed to be made due to pressure from youth activist groups who carried out the anti-government movement before the ouster of the Rojoelina government in 2025. Though the interim…
Proxy wars are not uncommon at all. Such wars have increased all over the world and are becoming a more prevalent and destabilizing way of conflicts in different regions. But proxy wars have come to the fore anew in the conflicts in the Middle East especially the Iran-US-Israel war and its peace initiative. While the US wants the proxy wars of Iran to end and considers it one of the terms of reaching peace in the Iran-US-Israel war, the latter does not consider it a condition and denies stopping funding to proxy wars. But — importantly —a vital side is…
The politicization of government institutions is one of the major political concerns in many countries including Bangladesh. Every government — especially every elected government — has put emphasis on the politicization of government institutions through a variety of ways including patronage appointment, party-based recruitment and loyalty-based promotion. The BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) government, which came to power through the 13th parliamentary elections, has made many party-based recruitments. But party-based recruitments prevent those who are meritorious and qualified and who deserve the position and lead to the sustenance of the public institutions that serve the interests of the ruling party, even when they…
Conflicts between Israel and Lebanon have led to concerns. As per the reports of multiple TV channels and newspapers including the BBC and CNN, renewed conflicts that started between Israel and Lebanon especially Hezbollah immediately after the beginning of the Iran-US-Israel war have led to more than 500 deaths and the displacement of hundreds of
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Wars bring many negative outcomes. But the impacts are not confined to the warring parties alone, even if they encounter major harm including deaths and property damages. There are often global impacts of the most of the wars, but the extent of the impacts depends on the extent of the war and its parties. While
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Kidnappings are on the rise over the years in the Sahel region — one of the most conflict-prone regions all over the world — leading to concerns. As per the reports of multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, conflicts and kidnappings have been rising in the Sahel region and several states especially Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger often record higher kidnappings. Along with the kidnapping of thousands of locals every year, foreigners including tourists, miners and those involved in the construction and aid activities are being increasingly kidnapped in the region, with a major spike in 2025. But kidnappings often lead…
The Iran-US-Israel war has been going on for more than three weeks, leading to concerns. As per the reports of multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the war has already killed around 2000 from all sides, mostly civilians. Moreover, the war has led to injuries of several thousand, the destruction of hundreds of buildings and the disruptions of economic activities. It remains unclear when and how the war will end. But the war has impacted the development potentials of many including many Iranians, Israelis and others by killing many and putting hindrances to realizing human potentials by injuring many…