In the Philippines, undelivered flood-control projects and collusion are undermining climate resilience and fuelling public ...

Though often overlooked, US–China wartime cooperation left a maritime legacy that continues to shape Asia’s order today.

Rural communities in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta are losing traditional ecological knowledge as climate change, agricultural ...

Beijing’s 2025 defence white paper outlines a regional vision that challenges the Indo-Pacific strategy and raises difficult ...

On 4 October 2025, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Sanae Takaichi as its new president, which in usual ...

Until the LDP changes its focus under Takaichi, the debate over foreign resident policy will remain reactive, divisive and ...

A quiet revolution is underway in academia, reshaping how the world understands itself. After decades of Western dominance, ...

Cross-strait peace between China and Taiwan hinges on Beijing choosing magnanimity over menace, wooing minds with study, jobs ...

China is moving beyond its identity as the ‘world’s factory’ and investing more heavily in cool, cultural intellectual ...

Riverbank erosion in Bangladesh is more than an environmental issue. It is a social crisis that disproportionately affects ...

Macario Lacbawan is Research Associate at the Humanities Centre for Advanced Studies ‘Futures of Sustainability’, University of Hamburg. His research focuses on climate change, infrastructure and ...

While there are indications that India and the United States could work towards cutting the Gordian Knot, the two governments ...