DEMOCRACY
Following shocking revelations in the wake of the Brexit referendum and Donald Trump’s election, the terms “fake news factories” and “troll armies” entered the global…
ANALYSIS
- by Jonathan Corpus Ong, University of Massachusetts Amherst
ENVIRONMENT
Energy has been in the global spotlight for some time, including in the fast-growing economies of Southeast Asia. While governments and media showcase the steps…
ANALYSIS
- by Mattijs Smits, Wageningen University and Research
CITIES
As the science around smart cities becomes ever more sophisticated, the sensibilities of their inhabitants may yet be increasingly offended. Whereas cameras with real-time facial…
ANALYSIS
- by Sun Sun Lim and Roland Bouffanais, Singapore University of Technology and Design
SECURITY
On July 27, 2018, the Japanese government updated its cybersecurity strategy, calling for the strengthening of infrastructural protection, including that of international undersea cables. Given…
ANALYSIS
- by Motohiro Tsuchiya, Keio University
SECURITY
Does technology help decide who rules the world? This question is on many minds at the moment, especially vis-à-vis China and the United States, two…
ANALYSIS
- by Eric Tagliacozzo, Cornell University
INDUSTRY
Many Asian economies are focusing on innovation and regional emerging markets to drive growth. The economic model “Thailand 4.0,” for example, presents a broad development…
ANALYSIS
- by George Abonyi, Maxwell School (Executive Education Program), Syracuse University
ENVIRONMENT
Contaminants both obvious and subtle have made a home within our rivers. These pollutants include pesticides, fertilizers, industrial effluent, and human sewage—a mélange of chemicals…
INSIGHT
- by Xiaomei Chen, Writer
DEMOCRACY
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election as president in the United States and the result of the United Kingdom’s Brexit vote to leave the…
ANALYSIS
- by Ross Tapsell, Australian National University
INDUSTRY
The Copenhagen Fashion Summit is an annual event that takes a critical look at the apparel industry’s sustainability. The 2018 event, held on May 15-16,…
INSIGHT
- by Pamela Mar, Fung Academy
INDUSTRY
The enshrining of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in China’s constitution in October 2017 ensures that it will guide vast swaths of Chinese foreign…
ANALYSIS
- by Salvatore Babones, University of Sydney
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