From Rivals to Partners: How can India and China work together to achieve global climate goals?

By Meera Gopal

China and India represent a unique case within the Global South. Together, they are the largest emitters, contributing more than one-third of the total global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (China contributes about 26 percent and India about 7 percent, making them the world’s largest and third-largest emitters, respectively). At the same time, both countries have become increasingly vulnerable to adverse impacts of climate change with recurrent extreme weather events such as flash floods, heat waves, and coastal erosion.

Fortifying ASEAN’s Food Security in an Age of Crisis

By Genevieve Donnellon-May

ASEAN should strengthen regional food security through diversified import networks, collaborative reserves, and climate-adaptive agriculture to address current trade uncertainties and supply chain vulnerabilities affecting Southeast Asia's population.

Navigating Minilateralism: Challenges and Opportunities for ASEAN

By Byron Chong

The rise of minilateralism in the Indo-Pacific presents both challenges and opportunities for the region’s key multilateral bloc, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). On one hand, the emergence of smaller, more agile coalitions poses a direct challenge to ASEAN’s much vaunted ‘centrality’ and raises questions about its continued relevance to the region’s security architecture. On the other, minilaterals could actually be the much-needed remedy for some of ASEAN’s longstanding structural deficiencies. This essay explores how ASEAN can navigate the opportunities and challenges posed by minilateralism amidst the shifting power dynamics in the Indo-Pacific.