Indo-Pacific Economic Framework – Charm

Opinion | From Trump to tech titans, geopolitical traps await Southeast Asia

Cs news1 month ago03 mins

As Donald Trump settles back into the White House for a second term and the rest of the world readies itself for a reprisal of US threats and transactionalism, Southeast Asia has been put on notice where it stands with Washington. A day after he was sworn in on January 21, US Secretary of State…

For lame duck Joe Biden, an anticlimactic exit from the world stage

Cs news4 months ago4 months ago03 mins

As events unfold this week at what are likely to be the last multilateral events on US President Joe Biden’s calendar before he leaves office, it is evident how much his power is waning on the international stage. While happy to honour the veteran public servant – who turns 82 on Wednesday – world leaders…