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September 11, 2001: The Morning That Changed Everything

Twenty-five years ago today, I experienced a day that began like any ordinary morning but became one of the most devastating days in modern history. The attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Northern Virginia, and the crash of an aircraft in Pennsylvania changed......

An Anatomy of Ruin: Converting Grief into Knowledge

A Himalayan disaster should force Nepal to redesign how a state understands risk, protects its citizens and learns from catastrophe.

There are moments when a nation is confronted not merely with a natural disaster, but with a fundamental question about its institutional capacity. The recent catastrophe in Rasuwa is one of those moments. When a sudden, high-altitude cascade of ice and rock tore through the Lhende Khola and surged......

A New Diplomatic Horizon: Rethinking Nepal’s Role in a Changing World

Nepal’s foreign policy has traditionally been understood through the lens of geography. Situated between India and China, the country has often been described as a small state navigating the competing interests of two major powers. This geopolitical reality cannot—and should not—be ignored. But in a rapidly changing international system,......