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August 21, 2026

Bangladesh’s Nuclear Gamble: Why Rooppur Represents Energy Insecurity, Not Energy Security

Is Rooppur the foundation of Bangladesh’s energy future, or a costly monument to poor negotiation, foreign dependence, and missed renewable opportunities? Bangladesh stands at a critical juncture in its energy future as the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant nears operation and...
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June 6, 2026

The Future of Wholesale CBDCs in a Tokenizing and Trumpian World

Globally, the private sector is moving towards expanding the growth of tokenized assets trading, using private money channels (stablecoins) as payment systems. At the same time, the public sector, often central banks in alliance with private sector partners, is engaged...
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June 6, 2026

New Washington Consensus in a Trumpian World

In April 2023, Jake Sullivan, in a speech to the Brookings Institute, formally announced the replacement of what had become known since the1990s as the Washington Consensus with a New Washington Consensus. This paper defines and briefly describes the original...
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May 31, 2026

Weaponising The Federal Reserve Bank Swap Arrangements

The US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s 22 April statement to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government suggests a significant shift in US policy towards Bank Swap Arrangements (BSAs), the international role of the Fed, and indeed...
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May 23, 2026

Resetting the Dollar: Gold Revaluation, Stablecoins, and the Reinvention of US Monetary Power?

The United States stands at a critical juncture in the evolution of the global financial order. For decades, the dollar’s dominance has rested on two pillars: the unrivalled liquidity of the US Treasury market and the political confidence that America’s...
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May 4, 2026

The Changing Structure of the Global Financial Safety Net

Marginalisation of Multilateral Crisis Finance? Since the 2007-8 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) the Global Financial Safety Net (GFSN) has both significantly expanded and diversified. This has seen a steep decline in the IMF’s share of international liquidity crisis funding capacity,...
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April 13, 2026

Shockwaves from the Middle East: Evaluating Bangladesh’s Exposure to a US-Iran War

A prolonged US-Iran war could unleash a severe economic shock and social turbulence for Bangladesh, driving up energy prices, straining foreign exchange reserves, disrupting exports, and threatening remittance inflows. Can Bangladesh withstand the financial turbulence ahead? The conflict involving the...
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April 13, 2026

EU-India Renewed Strategic Partnership and Its Significance in the Shifting Global Landscape

The EU-India renewed strategic partnership marks a pivotal shift amid US isolationism under President Trump and rising Indo-Pacific tensions. This new Fondation Robert Schuman report, written by GPI Associate Director and Head of the Europe Programme, Karine de Vergeron, analyses...
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March 16, 2026

Bangladesh-India Relations After Hasina: Strategic Shifts and Regional Implications

Bangladesh–India relations have long been shaped by shared geography, cultural affinities, and deep economic interdependence. Yet these ties have oscillated between close cooperation and periodic tension, reflecting domestic political shifts and changing regional dynamics. The departure of Sheikh Hasina from...
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November 16, 2025

Bangladesh-Pakistan Relations: Recognition without Reconciliation

Since the 1971 Liberation War, Bangladesh–Pakistan relations have remained characterised by enduring political tension and intermittent normalisation efforts, raising critical questions about the prospects for reconciling deep-rooted historical and structural differences. The emergence of Bangladesh in 1971 fundamentally reshaped South...
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October 19, 2025

Bangladesh-Myanmar Relations and the Rohingya Challenge: Security and Diplomatic Implications

Bangladesh-Myanmar relations are shaped by a complex mix of history, geography, trade, security issues, and humanitarian concerns such as the Rohingya crisis. Can economic and diplomatic engagements change this dynamic? Myanmar was the sixth nation to recognise Bangladesh as a...
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October 5, 2025

Comparative perceptions of the EU in the Indo-Pacific: India, Japan and Indonesia

We highlight similarities and differences in Indian, Japanese and Indonesian perceptions of the European Union (EU) at times of crisis, taking into account the Covid crisis and Russia’s war against Ukraine and assess whether these perceptions of three of the...
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June 29, 2025

Trump, Miran, and the Mar-a-Largo Accord: A Brief Consideration

Introduction Until recently, partly due to Gillian Tett, the 2024 economic policy paper by Stephen Miran appeared to have been read by few mainstream economists. However, it had been the topic of much discussion within one of the three Maga...
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June 29, 2025

China-Bangladesh Relations 50 Years On

On 4 October 1975, China officially established diplomatic relations with Bangladesh. Five decades later, both countries have made significant advancements in areas of economic and defence collaboration. 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China-Bangladesh diplomatic relationship and...
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June 21, 2025

Towards an East Asian Unified Front Against Trump’s Trade War?

The 2025 ASEAN Summit   In his opening remarks at the 46th ASEAN Summit (Kuala Lumpur- 26-27 May) Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, the current ASEAN chair, announced that he had written to President Trump, formally requesting a special USA-ASEAN...
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