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Southeast Asia and AI adoption: The return of cold war strategies
Southeast Asian countries are seeking to adopt some measure of autonomy in the AI technology competition between China and the US. The question is whether such efforts can be successful.
Food & Agriculture
Southeast Asia holds the key to nature-positive palm oil
A nature-positive approach to agriculture, and specifically palm oil plantations, can marry mandates with production.
Carbon & Climate
Rethinking flood protection through a ‘no-regret’ lens
Governments in our region and beyond must plan today for tomorrow's floods, in a warming world. Regret can be minimised, if not eliminated.
The latest evidence suggests that the Chinese scientific establishment understands the dangers of a planned Himalayan dam – the world's largest – more clearly than its political leadership is willing to acknowledge. With the livelihoods of two billion people at stake, the international community needs to weigh in.
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Corporate Responsibility
Don’t wait on a responsible AI policy. You already have one
20 August 2026
17 August 2026
Policy & Finance
How do we enhance climate investments into the Asean?
14 August 2026
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12 August 2026
Carbon & Climate
Who should build the low-carbon economy?
Policy & Finance
Can the world build institutions fast enough to govern AI?
11 August 2026
Carbon & Climate
Malaysia emits like the rich but speaks like the poor
4 August 2026
Carbon & Climate
Europe is fiddling while Rome burns
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