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Opinion & Features
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

Asean+3, not the US, is now the world’s largest market

This structural shift has measurable consequences for how shocks propagate

“We actively take on the world as it is, not wait for a world we wish to be,” said Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month. The logic of flexible multilateralism is straightforward: start with like-minded partners to build open and inclusive initiatives on issues where there is alignment.
Opinion & Features
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

Shaping flexible multilateralism for a world in flux

An incremental approach towards cooperation is a critical strategic tool for nations

For Asia, rather than fearing and loathing Trump 2.0, the better course will be to adapt and engage pragmatically on new terms.
Global Enterprise
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

Revolutionary America and ‘Asia Alone’

There is a sense that the old and reliable US is gone. But is Asia ready to go solo?

The ebb and flow of China-US relations – whether veering towards confrontation or cooperation – will figure large in geopolitical dynamics for South-east Asia.
Opinion & Features
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

Decisive dynamics, diplomacy and dialogue: South-east Asia in the arc of uncertainty

Besides geopolitics at play, strategic trust and peace between Asean states are also being put to the test

Although US-China bilateral trade dropped sharply by 33%, Chinese EV exports to Asean surged 75%.
Opinion & Features
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

The tariff war that wasn’t: What economists missed about Trump’s trade gambit

Reality proves more complex with non-traditional factors at play, including structural shifts

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