Philippines paving the way toward a new Quad

MANILA – The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, composed of Australian, India, Japan and the United States and better known as the Quad, has billed itself as a robust partnership centered and fortified on shared interests and values. Combining strategic resources with ideological posturing, the Quad seemed to have all the makings of an “Asian NATO” built […]Continue Reading

Pakistan must review its food trade profile

The war in Ukraine continues to send shockwaves around the globe. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a disaster foretold, yet there was little action on the part of most of the trading partners of these countries. In spite of the fact that tensions had been simmering and continually escalating over the previous eight years, our […]Continue Reading

Lessons for Bangladesh’s economy

In recent times, the global economy has endured far-reaching macroeconomic shocks ranging from pandemic-induced disruptions, severe climatic events, and geopolitical tensions to an active war with a crippling trickle-down effect in countries the world over. While the impact of these events has been debilitating enough to destabilize the most robust of economies, these have been […]Continue Reading