Southeast Asia faces a growing exposure to novel interacting risks that drive inflation and financial instability. Under the Philippines’ leadership as 2026 ASEAN chair, there is an opportunity to ...

Many scholars have converged on a dual track approach to critical minerals that separates strategy according to green and security-based end uses. Yet this distinction is arbitrary, as materials are ...

In a landmark move, the Indian government passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill on 18 December 2025. While the reform marks a ...

Beijing’s 15th Five-Year Plan elevates foundational science as central to China’s competitive survival. The country has had major successes in AI and semiconductors, as well as in electric vehicles ...

The 2026 Middle East conflict has exposed Asia’s acute vulnerability to disrupted oil and LNG flows through the Strait of Hormuz, driving price spikes and pushing countries to seek greater energy ...

When former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte appeared before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in February 2026, the question was not only whether he would face trial. It was whether ...

Please wait while your request is being verified ...

Japan's energy transition is increasingly built around hydrogen and ammonia technologies, despite these fuels being forecast to play only a minor role in its energy mix. This commitment reflects the ...

The Philippines has lost an estimated 42.3–118.5 billion Philippine pesos (US$713 million–2 billion) a year from flood control corruption since 2023. The scale of illegal wealth accrued by contractors ...

China’s export restrictions on critical minerals have long served to counter Washington’s containment strategy aimed at isolating China from global supply chains. But the effectiveness of this ...

The Mekong Delta faces a slow-burning crisis as salinity spreads inland, damaging crops and eroding Vietnam’s food-production base. Fragmented policy responses lack a clear understanding of what ...

Since the February 2021 coup that returned the centre of Myanmar to military rule, much debate has revolved around whether the military junta might collapse. The question has been whether the exiled ...