Indo-Pacific

How Japan is managing the energy shock

By Ben Cahill

Japan has so far managed the Hormuz oil market disruption comparatively well, but it will have to reassess its long-term energy strategy.

Washington is pushing Brazil toward China

The current trajectory raises the odds that over time more Brazilian firms will prefer partnering with Chinese suppliers and financiers.

Germany is finally waking up to the China challenge. And Beijing is gearing up to respond

By Jessie Yin

As Berlin confronts the effects of the China Shock 2.0, the EU will need to proceed strategically. After all, Beijing has expanded its economic statecraft toolkit to counter the EU's anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties.

Five lessons from the oil market shock

By Ben Cahill

The past four months of the Hormuz crisis have surprised energy analysts. Taking stock of the impacts hints at structural changes to come.

Strategic Litigation Project Quarterly Newsletter: Responding to emerging crises

By Gissou Nia

The latest updates on the Strategic Litigation Project's work advancing human rights and accountability.

India’s AI playbook: From talent incubator to AI leader

By Trisha Ray

India’s AI talent ecosystem is rapidly growing but faces structural gaps.

A weak yen spells trouble for Japan—at home and abroad

By Hung Tran

Japan’s weak yen is not a market anomaly. Structural capital outflows, shifting investment patterns, and dollar strength are keeping pressure on the currency—and creating potential new tensions with Washington.

A network of corridors is the only reliable hedge against Middle East chokepoint disruptions

By Afaq Hussain, Maisoon H. Kafafy

The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor was proposed in September 2023. Progress stalled shortly after, in the wake of the October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel. With the economic cost now clear of reliance on maritime chokepoints such as the Strait of Hormuz, the proposed network of road and rail corridors linking Europe and India through the Middle East has taken on even greater relevance.

Balancing openness and control: Cross-border health data and AI governance in China

By Kenton Thibaut

In China, health data is no longer just a medical resource—it is a strategic asset at the center of AI competition.

The case for a US Northeast Asia Command

By Christopher Lee, Ben Blane, and Markus Garlauskas

To maximize its deterrent and warfighting effectiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, the United States must reform its military command-and-control structure in Northeast Asia.