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<title>Beijing&amp;apos;s North Korea Anxiety</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Kim is no longer the supplicant figure of earlier years. He bargains now. He postures. He makes patrons come to him. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:06:53 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>M A Hossain</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, China, North Korea, Russia, America, Geopolitics</media:keywords>
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<title>A Monopoly on Violence</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sovereignty is not maintained by lines drawn on a map or by seats held at the United Nations. It is maintained by the absolute certainty that if you attack the forces of the state, the state will break you. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:17:43 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>M A Hossain</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sundarbans, Tareque Rahman, Sitakunda</media:keywords>
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<title>America&amp;apos;s Unfinished Business in Cuba</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Whether this moment produces genuine Cuban freedom or merely a new form of managed dependency will depend entirely on whether Washington wants a democratic Cuba or simply a compliant one. Those are very different objectives. And so far, the evidence suggests Washington hasn&#039;t quite decided which it&#039;s actually after. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:37:45 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>M A Hossain</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cuba, Nicolás Maduro, Marco Rubio, US-Cuba relations, Bay of Pigs</media:keywords>
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<title>War by Algorithm</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ AI is moving faster than any of them. The question is not whether algorithms belong anywhere near the battlefield. The question is who decides where the line is -- and whether anyone is really drawing it at all. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 13:35:00 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>M A Hossain</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>United States, Ukraine, Project Maven</media:keywords>
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<title>Iran Has Already Won</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A nation fighting for its survival generates a depth of will that a nation fighting for its credibility simply cannot match. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 14:51:23 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>M A Hossain</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Iran, Strait Of Hormuz, Warfare Strategy, US, Israel</media:keywords>
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