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What the risks in Ukraine mean for Asia's emerging markets
What do the risks in Ukraine mean for emerging markets (EM) in Asia? A few things, it seems.
February 22, 2022
Geopolitics
Geopolitical risks: Should Asia worry about a Ukraine crisis?
There's a rising chance of military conflict in Ukraine. But fears that it would spread to Asia are greatly exaggerated.
January 27, 2022
Global Economy
No wiggle room ahead
The policies we choose now will have consequences for decades to come.
December 20, 2021
Geopolitics
Biden, Xi seek cooperation in longer-than-expected summit
Investors were watching to see if the summit helps defuse tensions that have built up between the world’s two biggest economies
November 16, 2021
Geopolitics
Huawei CFO freed by judge, ending two-year extradition case
The long-running case became a symbol of the intensifying geopolitical rivalry between the US and China
September 25, 2021
1000th issue
How the world became dangerous again
The complexion of this brave new world will ultimately depend on the choices that humanity makes in the face of global challenges.
September 02, 2021
Geopolitics
Blood in the sand
The US should never have intervened militarily in Afghanistan — not in 1979, nor in 2001, and not for the 20 years since.
August 22, 2021
Commerce
World trade: Shifting old priorities, building new agendas
Amid shifting geopolitical sands, some lines are redrawn. Others remain etched, particularly for troubled US-China trade ties.
June 25, 2021
Commerce
British bid for CPTPP membership more about regional geopolitics than trade
The spectre of Brexit looms large over the talks.
June 25, 2021
Global Economy
China's journey to join the CPTPP will be closely watched
China faces many obstacles to joining CPTPP, but a want for trying is not one of them.
March 12, 2021