AI has become one of the few technologies in recent memory that organizations are simultaneously overestimating and underpreparing for. Across Asia-Pacific, investment levels suggest extraordinary […]
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All that glitters isn’t gold for Asia’s central banks
TOKYO — Cue the jokes about “SAFE” — the acronym for the People’s Bank of China division entrusted with managing Beijing’s reserves. The folks at […]
Arctic a missile defense corridor, emerging national security node
Originally published by Pacific Forum, this article, the first of two in a series, is republished with permission. Beyond the Arctic’s increasing relevance as a […]
Prepare for wild and dangerous scenarios on the Korean Peninsula
North Korea and Russia have approaches to the value of human life and risk that are radically different from those of the West – a […]
Iran Faces Condemnation Over Transit Passage Regime
By: B A Hamzah When strategic passages become instruments of coercion, everyone pays the price, as the world is relearning to its sorrow from Iran’s […]
French deal with Ukraine starts out with a whimper, not a bang
France has made a “big deal” with Ukraine that includes billions of Euros in Ukrainian purchases of French systems and licenses to produce a number […]
South Korean strategy responds deftly to Trump’s unpredictability
US President Donald Trump’s whimsical and profoundly ill-advised war against Iran has shredded the US reputation for probity. Trump committed a huge strategic blunder. The […]
Thailand’s HR community explores human-centred AI at annual HR technology event
The conversation about AI in the workplace has moved on. The question is no longer whether organisations should adopt it, but how people and machines […]
Ukraine’s robot army advancing on the war’s front lines
The Ukrainian military is steadily replacing dangerous frontline tasks with ground robots. In April, President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered the military to field at least 50,000 unmanned ground […]
Myanmar’s conscription drive killing the junta from within
On June 21, in the hills of Hpapun Township in Karen State, the commander of the junta’s Light Infantry Battalion 19, Major Kyaw Min Thant, […]
Crunch time looms over Myanmar’s grinding civil war
Following the dramatic shifts on the battlefields of Myanmar’s civil war in recent years, 2026 was always likely to be a year of decision. By […]
China’s Africa lending model has a split personality
Over the past two decades, China’s rise as the world’s largest bilateral creditor has profoundly altered the global development finance landscape. Yet international scholarship on […]
Vietnam–Japan: Strategic Trust Without an Alliance
By: Khanh Vu Duc High level defense meeting. Photo from VNA/VIET NAM NEWS In early June, General Uchikura Hiroaki, Japan’s joint staff chief, met in […]
US-Israel military merger bill a threat to American democracy
It’s called Section 219. Tucked away in the massive congressional spending bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, this provision of the law would […]
US wartime buildup races against China’s industrial clock
The US push for a wartime industrial base is accelerating, but its real test is whether new weapons can be produced, delivered and sustained fast […]
Fair pricing and sustainable diets: Safeguarding Japan’s food security
Japan has amended its Food System Act to introduce cost-based pricing benchmarks as concerns grow over the long-term resilience of its food system…See More
Whither ASEAN? A decade of silence on the South China Sea
This article first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with permission. Read the original here. July 12 marked the 10th anniversary of the arbitral […]
India is the canary in the global inflation coal mine
Global inflation has been climbing back for months. India’s June print — 4.38%, up from 3.93% in May and above every forecast — isn’t a […]
Triple threat: Japan’s sustainable diet challenged by modern habits, study finds
Japanese home cooking aligns closely with sustainable diet goals, but researchers warn that westernisation, aquaculture pressures, and excess sodium could undermine its future…See More
Indonesia-Singapore reset marks new era of ASEAN transactionalism
JAKARTA – The annual Indonesia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat, held at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on July 6, was more than a routine diplomatic exercise. With Indonesian […]