Opinion

The strategic importance of electricity in Canada is being reconsidered. In place of seeing clean energy as a supply for distant markets, Ottawa and provincial investors are becoming more interested in the potential for significant domestic industrial development from strong hydro and nuclear generation. This is part of the Repricing US Power initiative aimed at enhancing energy sovereignty and fostering …

Vietnam is concentrating on finding solutions by putting its focus on leasing foreign assets. The focus of this approach is “Viet Kieu“, or the overseas Vietnamese population, with which Hanoi hopes to establish strategic partnership instead of the traditional remittance economy. The shift is registered in Politburo Resolution 23-NQ/TW, which emphasizes greater capital contribution, business network and international expertise ability …

Indonesia’s foreign policy is about to face more challenging times with President Prabowo Subianto. The Bebas-Aktif principle (“Free and Active”) was created to ensure Jakarta’s autonomy and to ensure that it is able to reach out to all major powers. But today, it is becoming harder to balance arms between the great powers. The concept of ‘rowing between two reefs’ …

The environmental aspect of climate change was the only point that most people considered until now. An incomplete description all over Asia and the Pacific. Global climate change, with its associated rise of temperature, greater climate disruptions and dizzying climate extremes, are hitting the pillars of economic growth more than ever. The region not only is one of the world’s …

Washington and Beijing are no longer just in a technology race for AI, but in a truly serious competition. From economic productivity to military power, semiconductor supply chains to standards that will drive the operation of digital systems around the world, AI has permeated so many aspects of our lives that we can no longer imagine living without it. It …

Western sanctions have been all about the same idea for years to seal off Iran, and make it more difficult for its leadership to pivot. More and more this seems a risky proposition. But now, as U.S. sanctions and sea pressure mounting, China has become the main economic artery which continues to keep Iran alive in the international trade world. …

The central principle of full equality before the law seems simple enough. The truth is much more complicated. To those who, as per principle, can claim their right to seek justice, it’s all too easy to discover how painfully costly it can actually be. It often becomes a credit risk to a good cause when the legal costs, retention fees, …

Dubai has an infectious appeal and almost all tourists can guarantee of its presence. Located in the Middle East yet home to dozens of different nationalities, this city is a melting pot of cultures. For this reason, restaurants in Dubai cater to different cuisine preferences really seamlessly. From Indian, Emirati, Pakistani, Chinese and Japanese to British, Mexican, Italian and French, …

The increasing importance of sustainable finance in corporations’ treasury plans alongside an acceleration of decarbonisation happenings in Southeast Asia companies. As the world’s biggest free-trade zone facing a predicted annual shortfall of $400 billion for climate financing, businesses seek to leverage funds that can come from outside conventional bank loans. The two instruments that occupy the attention of the discussion …

The Iran war isn’t just a foreign-policy dispute for Donald Trump. Whether his administration can deal with the fallout from those military moves without it becoming an equal opportunity and ends-budget, override the agenda issue. The war has now entered into America’s directly felt concerns: gas prices, inflation, military expenditures and threats that it could drag on much longer. With …