• Southeast Asia’s Energy Transition: Policy and Deployment

    Southeast Asia’s Energy Transition: Policy and Deployment

    Drawing policy recommendations from an analysis of renewables deployment in the region in the 21st century. Click here for PDF version. Introduction The race for renewables continues. Growing energy demand, climate risks, and potential economic opportunities are driving countries to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and diversify their energy mix through investing in renewable energy…

  • Southeast Asia Global Relations Outlook Part 1: Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship

    Southeast Asia Global Relations Outlook Part 1: Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship

    Introduction  On January 1st, 2025, Malaysia took up the Chairmanship of ASEAN from Laos under the theme of “Inclusivity and Sustainability.” The country aims to host over 300 ASEAN-related meetings, programs, and summits, with a complete agenda to be announced in January or February this year. In the first of a short series analyzing Southeast…

  • Southeast Asia’s role in tripling global renewables capacity 

    Southeast Asia’s role in tripling global renewables capacity 

    Countries in the region must address policy and regulatory issues to ensure that they can play their part in contributing to the global pledge to triple renewables capacity worldwide by 2030 Key takeaways Introduction ASEAN countries have recently stepped up in their climate commitments, including through multiple pledges to stronger climate action at the latest…

  • AI policy snapshot following Seoul Summit

    AI policy snapshot following Seoul Summit

    On 21-22 May 2024, South Korea and the UK hosted the second AI Safety Summit in Seoul, following up on inaugural discussions held at Bletchley Park in the UK in November 2023.  The summit saw mostly developed countries raise their concerns about the risks and safety of AI deployment, with representatives from a number of…

  • Southeast Asia can play a major role in a global anti-scam alliance 

    Southeast Asia can play a major role in a global anti-scam alliance 

    Between August 2022 and August 2023 scammers stole an estimated US$1.02 trillion globally.[1] This was one of the headline figures at last week’s Global Fraud Summit, hosted by the UK government in London last week from 11-12 March 2024. Southeast Asia plays an unfortunate but significant role in the global scam industry. Several countries in…