Thanos and the Population Bomb
The concerns about population in Avengers: Infinity War have deep precedents in environmentalist thought, including the works of Thomas Malthus and Paul Ehrlich.
Politics,Economy,South Asia
Bangladesh’s Space Age: A Strategic Shift?
Bangladesh’s space age has begun with the successful launch of the Bangabandhu-1 satellite into orbit on May 11, 2018, making it one of the 57 nations having its own satellite. The future space-based Bangladesh may face mixed experiences.
Economy,South Asia
BIMSTEC and People-to-People Connectivity
Economy,Cyberspace,China
New Technologies to Boost China’s Smart Cities Project
Economy,Society,Environment
Politics,Economy,Southeast Asia
ASEAN Summit Discusses Smart Cities Network and Trade Tensions
The 32nd ASEAN Summit was held in Singapore from April 25-28, 2018. Top of the agenda was ASEAN’s call to form a grid of smart cities by connecting Southeast Asia’s top tiered cities. ASEAN was also concerned about the trade tensions between the US and China.
Economy,China
China and Neoliberalism
The promotion of connectivity through the Belt and Road Initiative, economic regionalism schemes, and Chinese infrastructure investments in the region, all appear to indicate that China is at the forefront of preserving the economic neoliberal agenda.
Politics,Economy,East Asia
East Asian Integration and Trump’s Trade Protectionism
Major players in global trade will consider possible countermeasures and strategies to moderate the medium- and long-terms impacts of Donald Trump’s trade protectionism. Amid the trade war, China, Japan, and South Korea are reviving the delayed agenda of East Asia integration.
Politics,Economy,China
China’s New Arctic Policy Needs Close Analysis
Now that the dust has settled on China’s big policy announcement, it is time to take a fresh look at China’s Arctic Policy and assess what it means for the US and the other five states that have a coastline on the Arctic Sea: Canada, Greenland (Denmark), Russia, Norway, and Iceland.
Politics,Economy,South Asia
TAPI has Potential but Challenges Remain
On February 23, 2018, the representatives of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India attended the ground-breaking ceremony for the TAPI gas pipeline, which is intended to transfer 33 billion cubic feet of natural gas from Turkmenistan to the three countries.
Politics,Economy,South Asia
What India Really Needs Is Better Population Policy
Economist Paul Krugman told the News18 Rising India Summit that India needed to expand manufacturing to put more people to work, but a closer look at China’s growth trajectory showed that population policy was the key.
Politics,Economy
Will Cooperation Redefine the New World Order?
US’ withdrawal from the TPP and the Paris Climate Accords, and the recent dismissal of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, signal the US’ waning influence and reinforce the collective will of the international community to cooperate.
Economy,China,Southeast Asia
Chinese Coal Investments Firing Up the Indonesian Economy
China is embarking on several mega-projects to supply coal and build new power plants in Indonesia to boost the economy, which has been held back by electricity shortages. China may use these projects as references and applications for its BRI projects.
