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Whither ASEAN? A decade of silence on the South China Sea

This article first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with permission. Read the original here. July 12 marked the 10th anniversary of the arbitral tribunal ruling in favor of the Philippines on its South China Sea submission — a ruling China ignored, and one that has

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EU weighs age-13 limit for 'social media plus'

An expert panel has urged the EU to make technology companies prove their platforms are safe before allowing under-13s access to "social media plus" services. The European Commission will consider proposing an EU-wide restriction on access to "social media plus" services for

US strikes Iran, vows to reimpose naval blockade

The United States launched on Tuesday a fresh wave of strikes on Iran and President Donald Trump vowed to reimpose a naval blockade, prompting Tehran to respond with attacks on countries in the region. Tehran launched attacks on other US allies in the region, including Jordan,

India is the canary in the global inflation coal mine

Global inflation has been climbing back for months. India’s June print — 4.38%, up from 3.93% in May and above every forecast — isn’t a shock out of nowhere. It’s the sharpest data point yet in a trend that started well before this week’s Gulf escalation, and it shows how bad

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“Is it okay if I share my screen?”

The meeting is now broken. Even if you were actually engaging with the attendees before, it’s over. You took a new medium and stuffed an old one into it, changed the dynamic and ruined it. Zoom is a device that eliminates physical distance and enables a synchronized