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Issue 179: No longer the poorer cousin of mitigation?
This week in ESG: Growing momentum in adaptation financing
Trump’s Greenland grab is part of a new space race
The old Thule Airbase on the island is a strategic gateway to orbit and a means to exert political and military power from above
Tariffs aren’t the biggest drag on global trade. Standards are
Product-safety and environmental rules have multiplied like an invasive species
Forget DeepSeek, dying alone is China’s latest tech obsession
The new breakout app that asks ‘Are you dead?’ says much about society
Quantum security risk is coming for manufacturers too
Banks are moving – other IP-reliant industries should also start preparing for quantum threats
The world is hedging its bets
We will enter an age of terrible instability if new security, economic and political structures don’t arise before the old ones are hollowed out
The US’ American-ish TikTok awaits
Even as platforms splinter further for users, corporations remain bound by geopolitical ties
World Economic Forum 2026: Hope for ‘multi-bilateralism’
As the world fragments towards multiple poles, Davos holds out for a possible yet fragile new global economic order
A couple of micro-cap SGX companies are surging – but investors should think twice before biting
Acma and Sitra have not offered compelling growth stories, so their share price gains may not be sustainable
The Greenland crisis is a warning for East Asia
Implications of Trump’s Atlantic ambitions extend towards the Pacific