Iraq’s Balancing Arithmetic in the US-Iran War 
International Pollution by Chinese Miners Worsens 
ASEAN: Strategic Center of Gravity in US–China Rivalry Chasing billions: Indonesia’s commodity export crackdown sows confusion
Indonesia lost nearly US$1 trillion in resource wealth over a 34-year period due to deceptive trade practices, President Prabowo Subianto declared in parliament on May…
Current Affairs
How Philippines and Japan future-proofed ties amid China tensions, US wavering
The upgrading of a comprehensive strategic partnership between the Philippines and Japan underscores how the allies are future-proofing their ties amid growing uncertainty in the…
Is Huawei’s new chip scaling law a true breakthrough, or mere hype?
Microchip development has always been a race to build smaller and smaller transistors – the fundamental components of chip circuits. Now China’s Huawei Technologies wants…
‘Clear-eyed’ on China: the takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s Shangri-La speech
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday morning, just two weeks after a summit between the presidents of…
Malaysia’s 3R catch-all risks turning every grievance into a threat
A recent controversy surrounding a surau (prayer hall) in Malaysia appeared straightforward at first. A resident of Taman Seraya, Selangor state, raised concerns about the…
Chip boom powers Hong Kong stock exchange at 40. Innovation, resilience set next stage
Stepping into the former trading hall in Exchange Square on Thursday was like walking through a doorway into the 1980s. Brokers, wearing the iconic red…