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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.
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Manufacturing

Indonesia can build a green steel industry, but only if the government creates the market

Green steel faces weak domestic demand in Indonesia, as prices remain 30 to 60 per cent higher than conventional alternatives.
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Carbon & Climate

Why carbon markets need data infrastructure, not just carbon credits: an Asia-Pacific perspective

Carbon markets in the region are growing fast, but their credibility still depends on strong evidence grounded in real-world data.
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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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24 June 2026

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Food & Agriculture

What the Iran war taught the world about food security

18 May 2026

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Policy & Finance

Asia's economic diplomacy for tumultuous times

30 April 2026

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Policy & Finance

World Bank resurrects industrial policy: Ball is in Southeast Asia’s court

9 April 2026

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Food & Agriculture

Chokepoint in the Gulf: What the US-Israeli war on Iran means for Southeast Asia’s food security

6 April 2026

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Energy

The energy transition has its own Strait of Hormuz

2 April 2026

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Energy

Iran conflict highlights Vietnam’s energy security and foreign policy vulnerabilities

31 March 2026

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Food & Agriculture

Securing Asean’s food resilience amid the Middle East conflict

10 February 2026

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Policy & Finance

Trump and Southeast Asia: When transactionalism undermines trust

20 January 2026

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Policy & Finance

Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources

31 December 2025

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Food & Agriculture

War and weather show how fragile food systems are - we must act

26 December 2025

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Carbon & Climate

How insurance can transform our resilience to climate shocks

16 December 2025

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Food & Agriculture

India’s food waste is turning into an environmental time bomb

15 December 2025

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Policy & Finance

Trade wars destroy the planet

13 October 2025

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Corporate Responsibility

Can ethical supply chains survive the tariff storm?

1 October 2025

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Manufacturing

Getting to greener steel

29 September 2025

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Food & Agriculture

Reimagining agriculture for young people

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