geoeconomics

NEW GLOBAL ORDER

Trump-Xi summit buys 100 days of calm that South-east Asia could use

2026-09-26T07:53:03.000Z
Japan becomes more valuable to Asean partners when that alliance increases Japanese capabilities without limiting its other relationships in Asia.
POLITICS THAT MATTER

What role can Japan play in Asean’s future?

2026-09-14T23:00:00.000Z
Brazil helps secure Asean’s food security, particularly in supplying meat and commodities such as soybeans, coffee and corn.

How Brazil’s presidential election could affect ties with South-east Asia

2026-09-08T23:00:00.000Z
The Republic accounts for about 10% of the global semiconductor output, and 20% of semiconductor equipment production, says EDB.

How Singapore can become the ‘Switzerland of chips’

2026-09-07T08:02:58.000Z
Amazon is one of three companies controlling two-thirds of the global cloud-computing market, says Synergy Research, an analyst firm.

America Inc has a tight grip on allied governments

2026-08-17T09:11:36.000Z
Beijing has become convinced that dependence on foreign technology represents a strategic vulnerability, rather than merely an economic inconvenience.

Why China isn’t doing more to boost domestic demand

2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
Donald Trump wields tariffs as both an economic and diplomatic tool, with goals ranging from raising government revenue to creating leverage at the negotiating table.

Trump’s revamped tariff wall is solidifying with new statutes

2026-07-29T07:01:56.000Z
The latest tariff campaign follows a chaotic year and a half in which the US administration’s original “Liberation Day” tariffs were struck down by the Supreme Court in February 2026.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Can Washington treat its allies like adversaries – and still keep them?

2026-07-27T03:41:18.000Z
Merchant states such as Singapore are adapting to fragmentation by offering businesses greater connectivity, predictability and optionality.
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

Why small, open economies must rethink ‘strategic incompleteness’

2026-07-20T23:00:00.000Z
An oil refinery in China, which at the end of 2025 had the largest strategic petroleum reserve with 1.4 billion barrels held back.
THE BOTTOM LINE

China has a powerful new oil price weapon

2026-06-16T23:00:00.000Z