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<title>Counterpoint &#45; Owen Lippert</title>
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<title>Two Oppositions, One Problem</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In functional democracies, losers succeed by diagnosing the situation precisely and organizing methodically. The goal is to defend the uncertainty of the next election. If an opposition misdiagnoses a policy defeat as a regime collapse, it loses the ability to speak to a combination of public segments. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 12:20:18 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Owen Lippert</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Democracy, Opposition Politics, BNP, Mark Carney, 11-Party Alliance, July Charter</media:keywords>
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<title>Nepal Election: Youth Learn a Lesson of a General Nature</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This isn’t just a normal switch in power. It’s a clear rejection of two parties that spent decades swapping control, making deals, and getting caught up in scandals while the country struggled. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:30:30 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Owen Lippert</dc:creator>
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<title>Bangladesh Has Woken Up to a New Reality</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tarique Rahman can do what Sheikh Hasina would not: trust the Parliament he leads. Let it examine the Yunus era, line by line. Keep what works. Amend what can be saved. In that sequence, through that process, a course will emerge. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Owen Lippert</dc:creator>
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<title>Why I Am Not Officially Observing The 2026 Election</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Foreign observers will not, and cannot, answer the big questions. At best, they can marginally increase the reputational cost of blatant fraud. At worst, they offer political elites an easy scapegoat, deflecting public anger away from those who truly failed. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:12:10 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Owen Lippert</dc:creator>
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