ENVIRONMENT
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) distinguishes itself by being a laggard in terms of renewable energy deployment...
INSIGHT
- by Assaad Razzouk, Sindicatum Renewable Energy
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
In recent years, China and its Belt and Road Initiative have comprehensively appropriated the term “Silk Road.” But before China, one of the first East…
ANALYSIS
- by Timur Dadabaev, University of Tsukuba
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
In an article from early 2017, titled “China’s Debt-Trap Diplomacy,” geopolitics pundit Brahma Chellaney argued that China has sought to purposely ensnare some of its…
ANALYSIS
- by Matt Ferchen, Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy
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
ENVIRONMENT
Japan is experiencing dramatic demographic change due to rapid aging and, since 2008, depopulation. Conventionally, these are considered to be economic “problems” to be “solved,”…
ANALYSIS
- by Peter Matanle, University of Sheffield
SECURITY
Ever since oil was discovered in the Gulf area in the 20th century, the maritime route from the Gulf region to East Asia passing through…
ANALYSIS
- by Tai Wei Lim, National University of Singapore
CITIES
What could be more common than a trip to a shopping mall in any Southeast Asian city? Asian cities boast some of the largest shopping…
ANALYSIS
- by Marlyne Sahakian, University of Geneva
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
President Xi Jinping is wholly committed to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). He made this clear in front of a large gathering of world…
ANALYSIS
- by Fengshi Wu, Nanyang Technological University