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Is the Net-Zero Transition Endangering the Asian Century?

Masyita Crystallin and Marthe M. Hinojales JAKARTA/SINGAPORE, July 19: Asian countries’ ability to thrive in the world economy over the next few decades hinges on their capacity to sustain their competitive advantages through continuous innovation. But to meet their commitments under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the region’s economies must

The Kremlin’s Mobster Code

Russia has a long history of rule by criminals. Channeling French anarchist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon’s famous dictum “property is theft,” the

The Local Threat to American Democracy

New legal and regulatory challenges are intended to restrict the ballot process, such as by increasing the number of signatures

Migrant women returnees face stigma and rejection in society

How could they publicly represent that these women are contributing equally to our economy and that they are the contributors

Xi Jinping’s Russian Albatross

It is understandable that Xi would maintain this façade, given how often he has waxed rhapsodic about China’s ties with

US has a long history of stealing ideas and things…

The US, which claims to be a super-democracy and innovator, has a long history of stealing ideas, goods, and many

What Ukraine Brings to NATO

But I know that ordinary Russians – having endured decades of despotism and having now lost 100,000 or more of

Economic complexity: Challenges and way forward

Nepal had begun witnessing impact of global economic crisis, which was further exacerbated by the COVID-19. In a bid to

America’s Myanmar Policy Is All Wrong

Just as the military-monarchy alliance has long shaped political developments in Thailand, where the generals have seized power 12 times over the last nine

A Human-Rights Approach to the Global Food Crisis

People immediately mobilized to protest Bolsonaro’s decision, including by organizing impressive public meals held on the streets of many cities