The global race for artificial intelligence is usually framed as a battle over chips, code, and national security. But behind the scenes, the AI economy runs on something far more basic: water. From cooling data centers to manufacturing semiconductors, modern computing depends on enormous and growing volumes of freshwater. As climate change strains water supplies…
Jonathan Chin, SSI Editor-in-Chief, speaks to Brian Wong, Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong. Brian’s research examines the ethics and dynamics of authoritarian regimes and their foreign policies, historical and colonial injustices, and the intersection of geopolitics, political and moral philosophy, and technology. As a geopolitical strategist, Brian briefs prominent MNCs,…
Jonathan Chin, SSI Editor-in-Chief, and Daniel Chun, SSI Politics Lead, speaks to Karisma and Zane, analysts at Malaysian think tank Bait Al-Amanah. We explore Malaysia’s foreign policy, ASEAN Malaysia 2025, BRICS, Myanmar, the South China Sea and other topics in geopolitics shaping Southeast Asia, ahead of the 46th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur. Karisma Putera…
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