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Opinion / Japan
Southeast Asia’s nuclear push locks countries into long-term strategic alignments, reshaping regional autonomy as major powers compete for influence.
Policy & Finance
Asia’s natural disasters must not become financial crises
The dangerous flooding in Nepal and Tibet has demonstrated, once again, the need for prearranged disaster-risk financing to prepare for the economic chain reactions triggered by natural disasters. Asia's policymakers must act now to help cash-strapped Nepal and strengthen other countries' resilience before the next crisis hits.
Carbon & Climate
India’s critical mineral challenge in a new global resource order
Mineral security is not just about access to resources but about control over value chains. India’s response must be strategic, not reactive.
Carbon & Climate
Who should build the low-carbon economy?
Since the first Industrial Revolution, goods and technologies have reached the farthest corners of the world, but the ability to design, build, market, and extract value from them has remained highly concentrated. Unless humanity can break this pattern, a sufficient response to climate change will remain out of reach.
All Japan Opinion
18 June 2026
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Policy & Finance
War tests BRICS — and reveals its limits
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Policy & Finance
Sustainable economies will own the future
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Policy & Finance
Asia's economic diplomacy for tumultuous times
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13 November 2025
Carbon & Climate
From Rio to Belém: The long unravelling of climate consensus
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Policy & Finance
Can Japan provide stability to Southeast Asia amid US uncertainty?
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Food & Agriculture
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