The Kremlin’s public response to Donald Trump’s election victory has been restrained. But this guarded indifference is disingenuous, and, while there are risks for Russia, the Kremlin will welcome ...

In late October each year, Singapore becomes a hub of Southeast Asian energy diplomacy and business. Along with 16,000 other delegates, I attended this year's Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW ...

Why are some countries rich and others poor? Finding the answer to this vital question would deserve a Nobel Prize. Indeed, that is the motivation of this year’s economic award, awarded to Acemoglu, ...

Hundreds of thousands of attendees will see Beijing make a powerful statement about its military and industrial might this week as Zhuhai Jinwan Airport hosts the 15th China International Aviation and ...

The contrast with DIO is not encouraging. In some ways, the new Chief of Defence Intelligence is well positioned to drive ...

“Tariff” might be Trump’s favourite word underpinning his threat to apply a 60 per cent imposts on Chinese imports and 10 per on everyone else. This was one of his strongest election themes, despite ...

Has Indonesia surrendered its position on the South China Sea? Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto visited China this week, and on 9 November Beijing released a joint statement in English claiming a ...

The climate is warming. Ice is melting. Storms are brewing. We are at five minutes to midnight, with disasters set to increase in frequency and intensity. Climate change is now widely accepted, ...

Last month, the BRICS countries held their 16th summit in the Russian city of Kazan, this time featuring an expanding ...