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Southeast Asia Could Become Indispensable to AI Without Becoming More Powerful
Southeast Asia may be winning the race to host the AI economy before it has answered a more uncomfortable question: how much power will...
Can the Global South Avoid an Enclave AI Economy?
Malaysia’s data center boom offers a revealing piece of arithmetic. Between 2021 and June 2025, the government approved 143 projects. Within that total, 25...
Which Global South Region Is Ready to Power the AI Economy?
In February 2026, residents of Iskandar Puteri in Johor protested against the construction of a 300-megawatt data center complex. Their concerns ranged from falling...
Is China’s Digital Yuan Becoming a Settlement Tool? The Geopolitics of Monetary Hedging
China’s digital yuan has spent years being judged by the wrong test. Most attention has focused on whether ordinary users would abandon Alipay or...
China Expands Digital Yuan Push
China's central bank is actively promoting the digital yuan (e-CNY) both domestically and internationally, aiming to establish it as a competing alternative to the...
What Happens Behind the Scenes of an Online Payment Transaction
You click “Pay Now.” A second or two later, a confirmation screen appears. From the customer’s perspective, that’s the whole story. Behind it, though,...
How Digital Consumer Tools Are Shaping Personal Decisions in a Globalized Economy
As digitalization continues to accelerate, consumer behavior is undergoing a significant transformation. In the past, purchasing decisions were largely influenced by local markets and...
Why Subsea Cables in Hormuz Are at Risk in the Iran War
Iran has raised concerns about the vulnerability of submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz, which are crucial for the region's digital economy. This...
Digital Diplomacy and Nation Branding: The Case of the United Arab Emirates
Diplomacy today is not solely conducted behind closed doors at summits or in the formalities of state visits. Abstract The emergence of digital technologies...
The WTO e-commerce moratorium: What it is and why it matters
The e-commerce moratorium is a global agreement among World Trade Organization (WTO) members that prohibits customs duties on electronic transmissions like digital downloads and...