The Islamic Republic stands at a nuclear threshold. The prospect of Iran withdrawing from the nuclear nonproliferation treaty (NPT) as a response to the 12-day war may lead to the long-feared 'Persian bomb'. The NPT allows a member state to withdraw in the face of 'extr ...

It all began so inauspiciously. Going into July 2024, there was no indication of what was to come, of what was brewing underneath the surface, of the seething anger amongst all the victims of Sheikh Hasina's rule. Even the 'quota andolon' was essentially a renewal of ...

With another July having arrived, emotions have been running high, and there is a growing suspicion that the consensus required for the July Charter or Proclamation may not be achieved. This has exposed the growing disunity among the forces that drove last year's succes ...