Sri Lanka’s governing coalition has prioritised stability and anti-corruption, but delayed reforms and missteps threaten its ...

Thailand’s weak growth in 2025 was not the product of a single shock, but the cumulative cost of decades of underinvesting in human capital.

A two-track approach to critical minerals that separates supply chains for defence and energy transition technologies could ...

Security-first critical minerals policies risk slowing decarbonisation unless governments create a dual-track approach that ...

As governments trade efficiency for security, resilience and strategic control, critical minerals are driving a new era of ...

Taiwan’s constitutional crisis prevents proper defence budgeting, placing the country’s defence readiness and regional ...

For the new leadership team under re-elected General Secretary Thongloun Sisoulith, the core task is to translate this agenda ...

Taiwan’s AI-fuelled economic pivot from China to the United States has propelled the island to its strongest growth performance in years.

Beneath Nepal’s seemingly healthy economic indicators lies a deep crisis of confidence among investors, businesses and young workers that demands structural reform.

Central Asia entered 2026 on strong footing, with regional stability, economic growth and greater cooperation signalling the region’s adeptness at navigating global pressures.

China has grown steadily, but its structural slowdown is coming at a time when it is contending with the aftermath of a property bust and heightened trade tensions. These challenges are likely to be ...

China’s application to launch more than 200,000 satellites reflects how space governance is shaped increasingly by commercial infrastructure — not the other way around.