Opinion

ASEAN’s rare earths promise needs unity and resolve
A rare earth mine in Vietnam. Image: X Screengrab

ASEAN’s rare earths promise needs unity and resolve

By Phar Kim Beng and Luthfy Hamzah In the dense circuitry of global supply chains, a decisive competition is underway over the control of rare earth elements (REEs).These 17 m...

 Oct. 28
Why science still depends on animals who don’t represent us
Photo by Devi Puspita Amartha Yahya

Why science still depends on animals who don’t represent us

Reynard LokiIn the wild, a mouse or rat leads a precarious life. In the city, they dodge traps, poisons, and broom-wielding humans. In the countryside, they face owls, shotguns, and more poison. As Australia’s deputy prime minister once declared during a nationwide mouse pl...

 Oct. 28

A Pakistan foreign policy renaissance? Not quite

A Pakistan foreign policy renaissance? Not quite By Eric ShahzarPakistan seems to have caught the geopolitical winds just right. Last month, Pakistan signed a defence agreement with Saudi Arabia. Under this bold pact, an attack o...

Oct. 27

Why the Louvre heist feels like justice — but isn’t

Why the Louvre heist feels like justice — but isn’t  By Belén FernándezOn Sunday, the iconic Louvre Museum in the French capital played host to a speedy heist in which eight items of precious jewellery dating from...

Oct. 27