In Singapore, an international conference spotlighted the growing waves of protest across Asia, driven by global conflicts and economic pressures. Experts warned of the imminent consequence for regional trade routes and economies at risk of significant disruption. Particularly noteworthy were discussions on South Asian protests led by the Generation Z demographic. The National University … Read more
Introduction Influence operations (IOs) are large-scale, covert efforts by state and non-state actors to shape public opinion. These actors strategically deploy not only falsehoods but also so-called curated facts, which closely overlap with disinformation and digital propaganda. Anonymous actors and identifiable accounts rely on specific techniques and exploit social media infrastructure to maximize reach and … Read more
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Within hours of US and Israeli strikes on Iran, Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto had made a grand gesture in the hope of securing peace: offering up his services as a negotiator. Indonesia’s foreign affairs ministry even suggested he’d be willing to fly to Tehran to facilitate mediation talks between the US and Iran. Fresh from … Read more
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When analysts discuss Taiwan’s strategic importance to the West, they commonly note the island’s status as a thriving East Asian democracy. In a region where the most powerful country is a one-party authoritarian state, Taiwan’s democracy is seen as a living example of the political and economic success of a system in contrast to China’s. … Read more
BANGKOK — Widespread backsliding on protections of basic rights is taking a toll on Asian economies as growing inequality leaves the poor vulnerable to labor abuses and scams, a report by Human Rights Watch says. The report released Thursday says many governments in the region have grown more hostile to efforts to protect basic human … Read more
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the BJP and the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has been “turned into a weapon to dismantle the constitutional right” to vote. He further alleged that the … Read more
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said that her country was “bleeding” and “on edge of abyss”, saying that the homeland won under her father Sheikh Mujibur Rehman was “now ravaged by the monstrous onslaught of extremist communal forces and foreign perpetrators”. Sheikh Hasina claimed that she was thrown out of power by … Read more
Merz urged European nations to move swiftly to boost their defense spending and economic competitiveness in order to be able to exert power amid the “tectonic” shifts in the global order. At the same time, he urged Germans and other Europeans not to give up on the transatlantic alliance and NATO, advocating, in effect, a … Read more