Andrew Hammond

Investments in renewables and political leadership can help the region tackle climate risks

Whether Lula or Flavio Bolsonaro wins, the next leader will set the pace of its Asean push

The schisms over the Iran crisis and calls to replace the US dollar will challenge the group’s unity

By alienating Seoul while courting Pyongyang, he risks dismantling vital US-Asian strategic alliances

Leadership change at the European Central Bank must be well-planned to minimise market risk

The country’s sheer size gives it momentum, but demography is not destiny

The US is intensifying concern that the global body may no longer have the capability to defuse crises 

The bloc leads in artificial intelligence regulation rather than breakthroughs

US allies are reluctant to join, while Teheran is proving resilient

Beijing’s US$412.9 billion trade surplus with the bloc is unsustainable