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<title>Counterpoint &#45; Jon Danilowicz</title>
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<title>Balancing Acts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bangladesh’s government faces a delicate balancing act. Every move in the international arena will be closely scrutinized for signs that the government is “tilting” towards one geopolitical axis or another. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:18:23 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jon Danilowicz</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BNP, Tarique Rahman, Interim, India</media:keywords>
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<title>The End of an Era</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ All of us who care about Bangladesh have lost a great friend and mentor and a strong voice for the country and its people. The best way we can honour his life and legacy is to continue his life’s work. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:04:07 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jon Danilowicz</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ambassador William Bryant Milam, Diplomat, Geopolitics</media:keywords>
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<title>Where Does Bangladesh Go Next?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The new government will need to deal with a range of issues related to transitional justice, to include accountability, truth, healing, and (ultimately) reconciliation.   ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:55:34 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jon Danilowicz</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Election, 2026</media:keywords>
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<title>The Morning After</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ One did not have to agree with everything that Hadi said to admire him and to believe that he would play an important role in building Bangladesh 2.0. The best way to honor his memory is to help realize his dream of a new Bangladesh.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 07:52:55 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jon Danilowicz</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Osman Hadi</media:keywords>
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<title>Time to Focus on Internal Security</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bangladesh needs to develop a national security strategy that forms the basis for decisions on the investments that will be needed to properly train and equip civilian law enforcement agencies, who need to be depoliticized and professionalized, as well as the country’s armed forces.     ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 06:24:14 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jon Danilowicz</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Terrorism, Election</media:keywords>
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<title>Looking to the Future, Not the Past</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Too much of Bangladesh’s politics still focuses on history while its citizens repeatedly indicate that they are more interested in what will happen to the country in the coming years ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:40:12 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jon Danilowicz</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bangladesh&#039;s History, Politics</media:keywords>
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<title>The Big Lie</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The RT interview came in the midst of a concerted public relations blitz by Hasina and her supporters, which included a number of interviews from the deposed Prime Minister to friendly Indian media outlets.     ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 11:13:28 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jon Danilowicz</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>RT, Nowfel, July Uprising, Sheikh Hasina, Disinformation</media:keywords>
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<title>The Burdens of History</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Charting a way forward for Bangladesh and Pakistan ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 09:51:59 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jon Danilowicz</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pakistan, Foreign Relations</media:keywords>
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<title>Looking at the July Charter and What Comes Next</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ What many observers miss in the drama surrounding the NCP boycott is the fact that the July Charter still represents a significant step along the way to implementing lasting reforms to Bangladesh’s broken political system. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 08:58:53 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jon Danilowicz</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>July Charter, Interim Government, NCP</media:keywords>
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<title>Thoughts on Gopalganj</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In the coming weeks and months, there are likely to be other similar confrontations involving rival political factions as elections approach. The pro-democracy forces need to understand this and avoid playing into the hands of those who want to turn back the clock. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 05:30:47 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jon Danilowicz</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Gopalganj, AL, NCP</media:keywords>
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<title>Of July and Revolutions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Contrary to confident public pronouncements by commentators, the Bangladesh-America relationship remains strong and is poised to reach new heights in the future ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 06:28:36 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jon Danilowicz</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, United States, July Uprising</media:keywords>
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<title>Much ado about nothing (much)?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bangladesh’s debate about a humanitarian corridor highlight broader issues ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 08:42:32 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jon Danilowicz</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Rohingya, Humanitarian Corridor</media:keywords>
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