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OPEC – OPEC Standoff: Resetting market share (Rachel Ziemba, The Interpreter)

The 1 July OPEC meeting ended in deadlock. Although all the major oil producers agreed in principle to collectively boost production by 400,000 barrels...

Australia – The changing face of Australia’s diplomatic network (Nicholas Bosworth, The Strategist)

“Pale, male, and stale” has been a consistent lament when looking at the roll call of ambassadors from most Western nations. There have been frequent calls...

Ukraine/China/USA – Balancing China and the rest (Nikola Mikovic, The Interpreter)

Ukraine is attempting to improve its relations with China after the nation’s authorities, allegedly pressured by the United States, decided to halt the takeover of...

USA/China – Staying ahead in global tech leadership (Jennifer Jackett, The Strategist)

On the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, President Xi Jinping reiterated the longstanding Chinese goal of strengthening science and technology to help achieve...

Energy Poverty – Energy poverty and indoor air pollution: a problem as old as humanity that we can end within our lifetime (Energy poverty,...

The lack of access to modern energy sources subjects people to a life of poverty. No electricity means no refrigeration of food, no washing...

Clean Water and Sanitation – The world is making progress on clean water and sanitation, but is far behind its target to ensure universal...

In 2015, all countries pledged to work towards universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and basic handwashing facilities by 2030. We’re now one-third of...

Cybersecurity – Only cross-border, cross-sector collaboration will be enough to beat cybercrime (Daniel Barriuso, WEF)

• The growing interdependence of digital systems is being exploited by cybercriminals. • Ransomware is a particularly flourishing sphere of cybercrime. • A collective response from...

Malaysia – Can Malaysia afford frugality in air force modernisation? (Abdul Rahman Yaacob, East Asia Forum)

On 31 May 2021, 16 Chinese military aircraft in ‘tactical formation’ intruded into the airspace of Malaysia’s maritime zone off the coast of Sarawak,...

China – The reality of China’s fertility decline (Zhongwei Zhao, Guangyu Zhang, East Asia Forum)

The relaxation of China’s one-child policy in 2013, and its termination in 2015, generated only a moderate and temporary fertility increase. China’s total fertility rate further...

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