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  • China and the DRC: the Geoeconomics of Cobalt and Electric Vehicles

    China and the DRC: the Geoeconomics of Cobalt and Electric Vehicles0

    • Africa
    • February 17, 2022

    Chinese investors cut a secret deal with Congolese officials increasing their profit share of mining revenues while falling behind on promised infrastructure agreements.

  • The Chaebol of South Korea: The Conglomerates that Dominate the Korean Economy

    The Chaebol of South Korea: The Conglomerates that Dominate the Korean Economy0

    • Asia Pacific
    • February 10, 2022

    Successive attempts by South Korea’s government to rein in the country’s economic titans have been inadequate. As a result, the chaebols have only grown more powerful since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Hun Sen and Min Aung Hlaing: A new challenge for ASEAN

    Hun Sen and Min Aung Hlaing: A new challenge for ASEAN0

    • Asia Pacific
    • February 2, 2022

    Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s latest move to normalize relations with Myanmar’s military junta raises questions as to which diplomatic course of action the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will pursue this year as Cambodia assumes chairmanship of the organization.

  • Singapore’s Gastarbeiters: A Stormy Future

    Singapore’s Gastarbeiters: A Stormy Future0

    • Asia Pacific
    • December 17, 2021

    Recent incidents involving migrant workers and Singaporean law enforcement call into question Singapore’s treatment of foreign workers in the construction sector.

  • China’s Climate Future

    China’s Climate Future0

    • China
    • August 2, 2021

    China is trying to undo its world’s largest polluter status, but there are obstacles to meeting this goal.

  • Exit Strategy: Is Afghanistan Lost to the Taliban?

    Exit Strategy: Is Afghanistan Lost to the Taliban?0

    • South Asia
    • July 29, 2021

    The United States is leaving Afghanistan just as Taliban insurgents make significant land grabs.

  • And we have lift off: China’s space program advances

    And we have lift off: China’s space program advances0

    • China
    • June 6, 2021

    China’s rapid ascent as a player in the competition for space will likely rebalance the current US-led space order.

  • A state of emergency creates a state of emergency

    A state of emergency creates a state of emergency0

    • Southeast Asia
    • February 20, 2021

    The prime minister’s advice to implement restrictions may have cut off his own political oxygen supply.

  • Taliban in Afghanistan: making peace, missing pieces

    Taliban in Afghanistan: making peace, missing pieces0

    • Security & Terrorism
    • February 14, 2021

    Clashing incentives risk splintering the Taliban as its leadership seeks an end to decades of conflict.

  • Private privacy: the law comes to Chinese cyberspace

    Private privacy: the law comes to Chinese cyberspace0

    • China
    • December 28, 2020

    New legislation may curtail corporate data collection, but state-led collection will likely persist.

  • Japan contracts Mitsubishi for its F-X future fighter

    Japan contracts Mitsubishi for its F-X future fighter0

    • Japan, Asia Pacific
    • November 19, 2020

    The decision likely draws on Mitsubishi’s reliability, economic concerns and China’s military expansion.

  • ‘Papuan Lives Matter’ energises calls for independence

    ‘Papuan Lives Matter’ energises calls for independence0

    • Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific
    • November 10, 2020

    Localised violence is spiking in Indonesia’s easternmost provinces amid fresh calls for independence.

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