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Carbon & Climate

Will the US climate war with Canada become global?

For the first time, a great power has moved to price transboundary climate-driven harms–massive wildfires–and extract compensation unilaterally. What was previously a development, insurance, or emissions-accounting issue is now a security and trade dispute between two G7 economies, setting a precedent that others may try to follow.
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Energy

The US economy cannot grow without renewables

Consumption demand, which has long powered America’s formidable economy, rests on the promise of cheap energy. But the Trump administration has conflated that with fossil fuels, confusing historic correlation with causation and, in the process, jeopardizing long-term prosperity.
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Manufacturing

The US-China AI chip war: Southeast Asia’s compliance dilemma

Southeast Asian countries face two dilemmas in the Sino-US AI chip war: aligning their technology stacks with either of the great powers and preventing the illegal diversion of restricted chips.
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Water

Water makes the world go round

Despite being vital to health, security, and economic prosperity, water is often taken for granted. As supplies come under growing strain, water-related considerations will shape economic policy and political decision-making, as well as firms’ investment decisions, risk assessments, and corporate strategies.

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12 June 2026

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Policy & Finance

The AI revolution mirrors the green transition

8 June 2026

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Energy

Walking Malaysia’s oil shock tightrope

24 May 2026

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Policy & Finance

War tests BRICS — and reveals its limits

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Policy & Finance

Fossil fuel investments are a fiduciary risk

11 November 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Geopolitics, backsliding and progress: What to expect at COP30 climate talks

9 October 2023

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Policy & Finance

It's time for a second 'G' in ESG: Geopolitics

7 June 2023

Demonstrators in Hanover, Germany protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Policy & Finance

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