But for Apple, the problem isn’t only the size of the investment but a misreading of Indonesia’s agenda. It’s about aligning with the regulatory landscape and the broader economic goals that the ...

Growing up in India, it was most common to hear the word “population” juxtaposed with “explosion”, like a frightful bomb that would go off in our faces. The first known use of the term “population ...

The Productivity Commission is calling for ideas on how to improve Australia’s productivity growth, so it is worth paring away the DOGE rhetoric and asking whether taking an axe to government can ...

As the Indonesian province of Southeast Sulawesi transitions into an industrial hub, driven by the burgeoning nickel industry, the region faces a dilemma. Will local communities benefit from this ...

It’s the near-miss that has shocked Brussels into action. Drifting helplessly in the Baltic Sea with 100,000 tonnes of oil in its holds, the Panama-flagged tanker Eventin was a floating environmental ...

From 2004 to 2023, Southeast Asian countries spent more than US$42 billion on weapons. Russia was the largest arms supplier in terms of value – cornering 25% of the Southeast Asian arms market – ...

Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on 20 January is an appropriate time to reflect on the current state of international politics. One word immediately springs to mind – instability. It wasn’t ...

In the summer of 1968, Garrett Hardin published his seminal paper, “The Tragedy of the Commons”, offering a sobering analysis of how shared resources face depletion when individuals act solely in ...

The peacebuilding commission, or PBC, was created as part of the UN’s broader Peacebuilding Architecture in 2005. Its creation responded to a gap in the UN’s ability to respond to the “conflict trap”, ...

Martina Zapf is the General Manager at the Development Intelligence Lab and is an international expert in peacebuilding and governance. She has previously worked on peace and development programs in ...