New Global Order
Three challenges to South-east Asia’s technology ambitions
As the region accelerates its pursuit of high-tech growth strategies, it will confront the structural challenges of capacity, geopolitics and sustainability
Rethinking our global health architecture in a fragmented world
The international health governance landscape is at a critical and precarious juncture
Resilience over returns: How China’s economic model sparks a rethink about global competition
In an era of geopolitical fragmentation, financial scale matters less than physical resilience
Asia’s future will be won by soft power, not force
Such power often determines how long crises last and how much economic damage they inflict
Asean+3, not the US, is now the world’s largest market
This structural shift has measurable consequences for how shocks propagate
Shaping flexible multilateralism for a world in flux
An incremental approach towards cooperation is a critical strategic tool for nations
Revolutionary America and ‘Asia Alone’
There is a sense that the old and reliable US is gone. But is Asia ready to go solo?
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
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
