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  • How the Iran War is Revealing Southeast Asia’s Energy Vulnerabilities: Singapore and Cambodia
    16th May 2026

    How the Iran War is Revealing Southeast Asia’s Energy Vulnerabilities: Singapore and Cambodia

    The recent escalation of the conflict in Iran has sent shockwaves throughout global energy markets, but few regions have felt the structural impacts more intensely than Southeast Asia. Following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Singapore and Cambodia have been especially affected. Energy vulnerabilities revealed in these countries, one…

    Joshua An
  • Persian Gulf’s AI-ization: Playing Both Sides in a Bipolar Tech World
    2nd July 2025

    Persian Gulf’s AI-ization: Playing Both Sides in a Bipolar Tech World

    Guest Article by Mostafa Bushehri Caught between Silicon Valley and Shenzhen, the Gulf is betting its oil fortune on becoming the world’s next AI super-node. “We are in the age of a huge industrial revolution that will change the rules of politics, economics, and societies,” declared Arab League Secretary-General Ahmad…

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