From Inflection Point to Catalysts of Change: The Rise of Vietnam’s E-Commerce Frontier

Southeast Asia and its emerging markets have seen rapid growth in recent years, driven by a burgeoning middle class and a developing digital economy.

Jun 14 • 

CEMS

 and 

Sydney

1

BIOSECURE or Bioindependent: U.S. Protectionism Risks Undermining Its Own Supply Chain

As geopolitical tensions between the United States and China rise, the U.S.

Jun 8 • 

CEMS

 and 

Sydney

1

May 2025

Unravelling the UAE Green Economy Initiative: A Quest to Harmonize Sustainability and Economic Growth

The United Arab Emirates’s “Green Economy for Sustainable Development” initiative, launched in 2012 by HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime…

May 31 • 

CEMS

, 

Sydney

, and 

Arnav Kedia

CASA-1000: the Future of Regional Connectivity in Central and South Asia

In a world marked by increasing geopolitical divisions, strengthening regional connectivity has become crucial.

May 23 • 

CEMS

, 

Sydney

, and 

Sereen Yusuf

Beyond the Resource Curse: Investing in Oil States in the Gulf

At first glance, the “resource curse” appears to be both a logical yet totalizing theory.

May 21 • 

CEMS

, 

A J

, and 

Christopher O’Connell

Brazil Carry Trade: How LatAm FX is Reshuffling After BOJ's Wake-Up Call

If you still remember January 24th, it wasn’t just another headline.

May 16 • 

CEMS

, 

Harlan Chen

, and 

Jonathan Pollak

4

April 2025

The Paradox of Sanctions: How Punishing Tyrants Ends Up Empowering Them

After Russia escalated its invasion of Ukraine by launching its newest intermediate-range ballistic missile nicknamed ‘Oreshnik’ in a missile strike on…

Apr 8 • 

CEMS

 and 

Alex Sokolskiy

1

Breaking the Korea Discount: Private Equity’s Path to Progress

Private equity, often misunderstood as profit-driven and exploitative, is increasingly proving to be a pragmatic force for governance reform…

Apr 6 • 

CEMS

, 

Ryan Jhin

, and 

Maria Anna Maridis

3

February 2025

Navigating Ties and New Tracks: The Shifting Geopolitical and Economic State of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway

Since 1997, the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway project – a proposed 454 kilometer link slicing through Central Asia – has been “in the…

Feb 3 • 

CEMS

 and 

Sydney

3

Navigating Growth and Risk: Investment Opportunities and Challenges in Indonesia’s Emerging Market

Indonesia’s Recent Socioeconomic Prosperity

Feb 2 • 

CEMS

 and 

Sydney

6

January 2025

Rethinking Pakistan’s Economic Future: Breaking the Cycle of Dependency

For decades, Pakistan has lurched from one economic crisis to the next.

Jan 22 • 

CEMS

, 

Sydney

, and 

Sereen Yusuf

7

Charged Connections: Hungary's Battery Boom Fuels Orbán’s Deepening Alliance with China

On February 14, 2023, the European Parliament voted to ban the sale of diesel and petrol cars by 2035.

Jan 20 • 

CEMS

 and 

Sydney

7