Perspectives

Insights

Greening Asia’s supply chains

2 January 2026

It is imperative that Asia Pacific’s supply chains transition to more sustainable practices

How is the shift from a unipolar to multipolar world impacting business?

25 September 2025

An interview with Andrew Cainey, RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, International Security and Co-founder of the UK National Committee on China

America’s new rules are redefining global trade and finance

23 September 2025

An interview with Andrew Cainey, RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, International Security, and Co-founder of the UK National Committee on China

Is China’s industrial policy working?

6 August 2025

China's industrial policy has been very successful in producing innovation, but the economic value created by these “new” industries is still limited

How are Asian businesses responding to economic uncertainty?

4 August 2025

An interview with Michael Walsh, executive director of Pacific Basin Economic Council and managing director, Aer Mobi

The tariff war is about power, not globalisation

14 April 2025

The tariff tantrums of the past weeks might have shaken the global economy, but their true impact will be seen in a pivotal shift in global power dynamics

The Indonesia that America created

24 February 2025

Donald Trump’s administration seems to be unaware that modern day Indonesia is in many ways an American creation

Globalisation, but of a different kind

17 February 2025

We are witnessing a curious predicament—a shift from the globalisation of prosperity to the globalisation of challenges confronting the world

Trump’s return and the rekindling of economic fears in Asia

13 November 2024

Security concerns aside, Trump's re-election as president will impact the fortunes of Asian economies in more ways than one