A tale of two global trade wars

US President Donald J. Trump did what has only been done once in the past century: spike tariffs against all the world's leading economies simultaneously, sparking a global trade war. The last time that happened was during 1930-1, when the Hawley-Smoot US legislation elevated tariffs by at least 60 per...

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Four lessons from Egypt's World Cup experience

Egypt's national soccer team rode to Russia for their first World Cup finals in 28 years on a wave of lofty expectations and potent fan enthusiasm. They are now returning home having lost all of their games - no small disappointment for a country that takes both soccer and national...

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Countering student apathy at the university level

Being comparatively new to teaching, student assessment at the university level presented a challenge for me. It was largely heuristic. Fortunately, I had a longish bank career to fall back on. Both formative and summative assessments are part and parcel of teaching. In Bangladesh, the majority of instructors are not...

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