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National champions – Vietnam’s solution to the middle-income trap (Henry Storey – Lowy The Interpreter)

Vietnam has transformed itself at a rapid clip from one of the poorest countries in the world in the late 1980s to a lower...

Southeast Asia can play a role in a safer nuclear future (Izzah Ibrahim – Lowy The Interpreter)

The increasing prominence of nuclear weapons in national strategies and military arsenals is not an encouraging sign for the current nuclear non-proliferation regime. Recent...

Afghanistan must tread a narrow path to stability (Ishaal Zehra – Lowy The Interpreter)

Afghanistan’s exclusion from the United Nations General Assembly for a third consecutive year marks a deepening crisis in its international standing. While Taliban officials...

The good oil? Helping palm plantations contribute to global biodiversity targets (Mohd. Yunus – Lowy The Interpreter)

Indonesia reported a sharp rise in crude palm oil exports in the first half of 2025, shipping $11.4 billion in value compared to $9.2...

Central Asia’s complex water-security diplomacy with the Taliban (Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva – ASPI The Strategist)

International security discussions often focus on traditional hard threats such as military aggression, nuclear weapons and economic coercion. But some of the future’s most...

Department of War Announces New Cybersecurity Risk Management Construct (U.S. Department of War)

The US Department of War has unveiled a new Cybersecurity Risk Management Construct (CSRMC), a framework designed to deliver real-time cyber defence and strengthen...

America Must Reclaim the Center Before Political Violence Becomes the Norm (The Soufan Center)

Days after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, another act of political violence occurred at an ICE detention center in Dallas, Texas, underscoring the crisis...

Will Syria and Israel Reach a Security Deal? (The Soufan Center)

Rumors persist that a potential security agreement is nearing finalization between Israel and Syria, although details remain unclear. Even as the details remain somewhat...

Russia Future Watch – IV. Growing Rifts Between Moscow and Dagestan (Umar Hitinav, Zarema Gasanova – The Jamestown Foundation)

Protests against Russia’s war against Ukraine have been larger in Dagestan than in any other entity in the Russian Federation. onscription of young men...

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