Challenges Ahead: Sri Lanka’s Long Road to Recovery
At the heart of Sri Lanka’s crisis is an institutional framework plagued by corruption, inefficiencies, and political interference. To put the economy...
South Asia’s looming water war
For any treaty to survive, the advantages it confers on all parties must outweigh the duties and responsibilities it imposes. The Indus Waters Treaty...
STIFLING DISSENT: Is India’s tradition of free press at risk?
Self-censorship has spread, along with shrill nationalism in news reports that echoes the government line. The latest manifestation of intolerance for...
The looming financial contagion
Rising interest rates, for example, have put huge pressure on private-equity (PE) firms that borrowed heavily to buy up property. Now, with housing...
Beautiful game: The World Cup syndrome
The world’s most-watched sporting event inspires passionate, emotional responses like no other. It can save football fans’ lives or drive them to...
Costly return of investment: The Napoleons of big tech
Recent events in the technology sector suggest investors and lenders should be demanding a premium to cover the risk that a star entrepreneur will...
The climate fight is Asia’s leadership opportunity
By putting climate action at the heart of their efforts to rebuild consensus and reinvigorate multilateralism, Asian countries can open the world’s...
What’s at stake in the US in these elections?
The greatest danger to election integrity may, in fact, come from the results of state and local races that will determine who actually conducts the...
