Khalil

Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian activist and former Columbia University student who became a focal point of pro-Palestinian protest debates in the United States, has published a book in which he restates his anti-Zionist position. Coverage, including in The Forward, highlights how the book reiterates his views on Zionism and Palestine, drawing attention from both supporters and critics.

Bangladesh's National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman is drawing attention for his diplomatic balancing act at the United Nations, engaging simultaneously with China, Russia and India. Commentators in Dhaka see his outreach to three rival powers as a high-wire act for Bangladeshi foreign policy, testing how the country positions itself among competing global blocs.