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How China safeguards its interests amid conflict in Myanmar

With escalating military conflict between Myanmar’s ruling junta and various ethnic armed organisations, China is pursuing a delicate balancing act along their shared 2,200 kilometre border.

The geopolitics of undersea cables in the Indo-Pacific

Undersea cables underpin global communication and the digital economy, with most data travelling via these largely hidden transoceanic routes. However, this critical multi-billion-dollar infrastructure faces increasing risks.

As Vietnam scales the global value chain, what does it mean for its workers?

Vietnam’s economic expansion has reshaped its labour market, creating higher-skilled jobs but also challenges such as wage stagnation and worker abuse.

The outsized influence of the military in Pakistan’s politics

What does the imbalance between civilian institutions and the military mean for Pakistan’s democratic development?

Iran’s strategy of outsourcing warfare in the Middle East

Iran has a network of proxy militant groups across the broader Middle East to project power while maintaining plausible deniability. But how much control does Iran really have over these forces and what are the risks?