Southeast Asia faces a growing exposure to novel interacting risks that drive inflation and financial instability. Under the Philippines’ leadership as 2026 ASEAN chair, there is an opportunity to ...

Many scholars have converged on a dual track approach to critical minerals that separates strategy according to green and security-based end uses. Yet this distinction is arbitrary, as materials are ...

In a landmark move, the Indian government passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill on 18 December 2025. While the reform marks a ...

Beijing’s 15th Five-Year Plan elevates foundational science as central to China’s competitive survival. The country has had major successes in AI and semiconductors, as well as in electric vehicles ...

As Cambodia’s microfinance sector comes under pressure from post-pandemic strain, global fragmentation and a rising number of non-performing loans, transitioning microfinance institutions into banks ...

The 2026 Middle East conflict has exposed Asia’s acute vulnerability to disrupted oil and LNG flows through the Strait of Hormuz, driving price spikes and pushing countries to seek greater energy ...

In 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s long-running war on corruption began to heat up again. By early 2026, perhaps as many as 100 senior military officers — including five of the six members of the ...

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The final days of 2025 saw Taiwan surrounded by Chinese warships, aircraft and coast guard vessels in what the Chinese Ministry of Defence described as a serious warning to ‘Taiwan independence’ ...

Malaysia is heading towards a high-stakes general election in late 2026 or early 2027. Anwar Ibrahim’s government is beset by corruption controversies, ethnic political tensions and unease among both ...

Key to China’s industrial policy success is not mere subsidies but a system of coordination underpinned by the central government’s Catalogue of Industrial Guidance. With resources flowing to sectors ...

The Mekong Delta faces a slow-burning crisis as salinity spreads inland, damaging crops and eroding Vietnam’s food-production base. Fragmented policy responses lack a clear understanding of what ...