Topic
Economy
Southeast Asia’s Data Center Boom
By James Guild
Firms' increasing need for processing power and data storage is driving a rapid expansion of the sector.
Evolving Narratives in German Foreign Policy Toward Central Asia
By Rustam Kayumov
Germany’s key role is in helping Central Asia reduce its reliance on Russian and Chinese investments and, more significantly, trade.
High-Tech Supply Chains and the US-Vietnam Upgrade
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Alexander Vuving.
What Does Huawei’s Homemade Chip Really Mean for China’s Semiconductor Industry?
By Megha Shrivastava
In the end, the breakthrough may be largely symbolic – but that's precisely how it will have the biggest impact.
Will Russia and China Agree to the Power of Siberia 2?
By Joseph Webster
The proposed pipeline has astonishingly poor project economics. It might be built regardless.
Italy Wants to Exit the Belt and Road – But Without Curbing Ties With China
By Nicola Casarini
Even after Italy’s BRIexit, the central government, companies, and local authorities will likely continue, and even boost, relations with China across the board.
The India-Middle East-Europe Corridor in Europe’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
By Tiziano Marino
IMEC is a chance to translate the many declarations and diplomatic initiatives undertaken by the EU – including its focus on India – into concrete actions.
China’s Economic Malaise Was Perfectly Predictable
By Donald Low
The China bulls were wrong – but the China declinists may be wrong as well.
MRT, HSR, LRT: Indonesia’s Alphabet Soup Approach to Public Transit
By James Guild
Assessing three major transport infrastructure projects that are nearing completion.
The Indian Trilateral Highway Project and Myanmar’s Spring Revolution
By TT Lian
In order to complete the ambitious connectivity project, New Delhi has no option but to work more closely with Myanmar's resistance forces.
The Geopolitics of the New India-Middle East-Europe Corridor
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
IMEC is touted as a counter to China’s BRI, but the scale and scope of the latter initiative is much greater.
US Chipmakers March South as Vietnam Subsidizes Its Tech Future
By Arrian Ebrahimi
Just as Vietnam comes into its unique role in China-U.S. relations, Hanoi’s policymakers are trying to find their niche in the global semiconductor industry.