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United Nations
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Crippled UN Security Council pushing world into instability
The world cannot afford to have a veto-crippled UN reduced to a spectator to global events that affect everyone.
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European Union
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Europe’s response to Iran war risks becoming its ‘darkest hour’
29 Mar 2026 - 8:30PM
US-China tech war
Opinion
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How to assess China’s real chance of winning AI race against US
29 Mar 2026 - 4:30PM
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Artificial intelligence
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AI infrastructure on the front line: Lessons for Asean from the Iran war
It’s time Southeast Asia reckoned with the weaponisation of artificial intelligence and what it means for the region’s security.
29 Mar 2026 - 5:30AM
A plume of smoke rises after a reported Iranian strike on fuel tanks in Muharraq, Bahrain, on March 12. Photo: AFP
War and conflict
Macroscope
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Iran war’s ripple effects are just getting started for Asia
From tariffs to supply chain disruption, Asian economies reliant on energy imports find themselves cornered between compounding crises.
28 Mar 2026 - 5:23PM
China's space programme
Opinion
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Why China’s space-based solar power is the next frontier of green energy
As the race for orbital energy heats up, China’s ambitious plan to build solar stations in space could boost its strategic influence beyond our atmosphere.
28 Mar 2026 - 5:30AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
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Time to confront folly of Iran war and irrational US spending
Our fate increasingly depends on the state of mind of leaders who are playing a nuclear-scale game of chicken.
27 Mar 2026 - 8:30PM
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Iranian firefighters use an excavator to clear rubble from a residential building that was hit in an earlier US-Israeli strike in Tehran, on March 23. Photo: AP
Trade
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As Trump wrecks trade, WTO meeting in Cameroon is a show of defiance
Trade ministerial conference shows that most nations still value multilateral cooperation over the chaotic whims of a hegemon.
28 Mar 2026 - 11:38AM
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Taiwan
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Trump 2.0 has flipped the script on the US’ one-China policy
By sending mixed signals to both Beijing and Taipei, the Trump administration has turned cross-strait stability into a bargaining chip.
27 Mar 2026 - 6:42AM
China economy
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As oil-shocked world turns to renewables, China will reap the rewards
The biggest losers will be the Middle East and the US, as oil becomes less important and doubts grow about US might.
26 Mar 2026 - 8:30PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Macroscope
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Iran war: Why a Trump climbdown won’t save Asia’s economies
Markets might be convinced Trump will chicken out again, but that won’t reassure Asian nations scrambling to deal with energy shortages.
26 Mar 2026 - 4:30PM
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A delivery driver transports liquid petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders in Amritsar, Punjab state, in India on March 24. Two more Indian-flagged tankers carrying LPG passed through the Strait of Hormuz on March 23, marking a fresh set of exceptions in the chokepoint disrupted by the Middle East war. Photo: AFP
Iran
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Life in Iran illustrates shifting realities amid US-Israel war
Instead of panicking, Iranians are asking different questions and making new strategic considerations.
26 Mar 2026 - 9:30AM
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Artificial intelligence
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Why Bangladesh could be last hurrah for Asia’s development model
The question is not if AI will eventually reach developing countries’ factories – it is whether anyone will build those factories at all.
26 Mar 2026 - 5:30AM
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CPTPP
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Pacific trade vitality shows multilateralism is alive and well
With the US in retreat, nations committed to economic integration are moving forward through partnerships like the CPTPP.
25 Mar 2026 - 9:45PM
Banking & finance
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Why a global private-credit meltdown would hit China hard
It could leave emerging economies scrambling for financing just as their repayment obligations to Chinese lenders mount.
25 Mar 2026 - 4:30PM
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People wait to cross a road in Beijing on March 6. A private-credit crisis could prompt a wave of restructuring of loans due to China, complicating its efforts to counter a structural downturn. Photo: AFP
Middle East
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As the Gulf grows riskier, the Arctic is gaining strategic weight
As traditional energy centres become less stable, the Arctic’s resources, shipping routes and infrastructure are growing in importance.
25 Mar 2026 - 11:05AM
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Donald Trump
As I see it
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Donald Trump is the purest symbol of post-truth America
Trump doesn’t care what is true about the war in the Middle East or anything else so long as what he says serves his purpose for the moment.
24 Mar 2026 - 8:30PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
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Trump’s energy war over Iran is failing just like his China trade war
Much like China’s rare earths dominance held off Trump’s trade war, Iran is using the Strait of Hormuz to outdo Trump in economic warfare.
24 Mar 2026 - 4:30PM
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A Chinese-flagged tanker is seen moored at an oil terminal at Tsing Yi port in Hong Kong on March 19. Photo: Reuters
Diplomacy
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Look East? South Asia’s fate is far more intertwined with Middle East
Beyond oil, remittances and cultural ties, trade and defence pacts in recent years have added to strategic and security interconnectedness.
24 Mar 2026 - 9:04AM
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War and conflict
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Another war, another trade chokepoint crisis. Who is hit the hardest?
Those with narrow trade structures are hit the hardest but those with broad networks of partners, such as China, tend to be more resilient.
22 Mar 2026 - 9:30PM
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War and conflict
Macroscope
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Trump’s war is uniting the world, just not how he might have expected
The war on Iran could prompt middle powers to go beyond forming coalitions independent of the US and align more openly with China.
21 Mar 2026 - 4:30PM
War and conflict
As I see it
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Why the world may now need an Iranian nuclear bomb
To restore peace and stability in the Middle East, Israel and the US – the real destabilisers of the region – need to be countered.
20 Mar 2026 - 8:30PM
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US President Donald Trump (right) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on arrival at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025. The two met again at the White House in February 2026. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
Trade
Outside In
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As Iran war escalates, the US ramps up its trade war
The White House’s Section 301 investigations may be less dramatic than war, but they risk retaliation and trade breakdowns.
20 Mar 2026 - 5:09PM
US, Israel war on Iran
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Iran war revives pandemic-era shocks – and may go further
As war in Iran quickly reshapes energy flows, trade routes and political alignments, the crisis may mark the start of a more volatile new phase.
20 Mar 2026 - 9:30AM
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US-China relations
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China is looking at Iran war for clues to US long-term intent
US actions threaten China’s energy security, expose supply chokepoints and raise nuclear proliferation risks in its neighbourhood.
19 Mar 2026 - 9:22PM
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