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The Binary Cost of Courage: A Two-State Rewrite of the Equity-Risk Canon

This article is based on ideas originally published by VoxEU – Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and has been independently rewritten and extended by The Economy editorial team. While inspired by the original analysis, the content presented here reflects a broader interpretation and additional commentary. The views expressed do not necessarily represent those of VoxEU or CEPR.

Educating for the Interregnum: How ‘Liberation Day’ Turned a Trade Tactic into the End of U.S. Economic Supremacy

This article was independently developed by The Economy editorial team and draws on original analysis published by East Asia Forum. The content has been substantially rewritten, expanded, and reframed for broader context and relevance. All views expressed are solely those of the author and do not represent the official position of East Asia Forum or its contributors.

When Intelligence Pollutes: The Climate Cost of Our AI Future

When ChatGPT's blue reply light blinks, the planet's electricity meter begins to sprint. That small but telling synchrony captures the hard pivot in humanity's digital story: a decade ago, we lauded the "cloud" as a weightless substitute for carbon-heavy travel and paper; in 2025, we discovered that the computational clouds cast a widening carbon shadow. Unless we turn the engines of artificial intelligence (AI) into relentless misers of joules, decarbonization promises will evaporate in a plume of GPU exhaust.

A Vacancy at the Head Table: Why the G7 Cannot Afford to Become a G6

This article was independently developed by The Economy editorial team and draws on original analysis published by East Asia Forum. The content has been substantially rewritten, expanded, and reframed for broader context and relevance. All views expressed are solely those of the author and do not represent the official position of East Asia Forum or its contributors.

The Hour-Glass Fallacy, Revisited: Why Shrinking France’s Part-Time Sector Would Blow Open—Not Close—the Gender Pay Gap

This article is based on ideas originally published by VoxEU – Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and has been independently rewritten and extended by The Economy editorial team. While inspired by the original analysis, the content presented here reflects a broader interpretation and additional commentary. The views expressed do not necessarily represent those of VoxEU or CEPR.

Bandwidth over Brownstones: Remote Work and the Coming Inversion of US Wealth Inequality

This article is based on ideas originally published by VoxEU – Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and has been independently rewritten and extended by The Economy editorial team. While inspired by the original analysis, the content presented here reflects a broader interpretation and additional commentary. The views expressed do not necessarily represent those of VoxEU or CEPR.

Counter-Punch or Circular Firing Squad? Re-reading Beijing's Rare-Earth Gambit after the U S Tech-Export Ban

This article was independently developed by The Economy editorial team and draws on original analysis published by East Asia Forum. The content has been substantially rewritten, expanded, and reframed for broader context and relevance. All views expressed are solely those of the author and do not represent the official position of East Asia Forum or its contributors.

Scarcity’s Ruse: Why Every Supply Shock Is a Masterclass in Directed Innovation

This article is based on ideas originally published by VoxEU – Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and has been independently rewritten and extended by The Economy editorial team. While inspired by the original analysis, the content presented here reflects a broader interpretation and additional commentary. The views expressed do not necessarily represent those of VoxEU or CEPR.

Shockwaves in the Scroll: How Lebanon’s Tweet-Driven Volatility Exposes – and Accelerates – MENA’s Unfinished Financial Union

This article is based on ideas originally published by VoxEU – Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and has been independently rewritten and extended by The Economy editorial team. While inspired by the original analysis, the content presented here reflects a broader interpretation and additional commentary. The views expressed do not necessarily represent those of VoxEU or CEPR.

Turning Hedging into Architecture: ASEAN’s Four-B Blueprint for Survival in the Trump 2.0 Era

This article was independently developed by The Economy editorial team and draws on original analysis published by East Asia Forum. The content has been substantially rewritten, expanded, and reframed for broader context and relevance. All views expressed are solely those of the author and do not represent the official position of East Asia Forum or its contributors.

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