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North Korea: Unfolding Covid crisis amid Pyongyang’s heightened military provocation

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Listen on iTunes Listen on PodBean The reclusive regime has conducted a record 16 missile tests so far in 2022, including its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch in five years, ratcheting up military provocation and tensions in the Asia-Pacific region. At the same time, the country is also experiencing its first official Covid-19 outbreak despite […]

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SPECIAL REPORT: ZERO-COVID STRATEGY AT AN INFLECTION POINT FOR DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL ECONOMY

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ZERO-COVID STRATEGY AT AN INFLECTION POINT FOR DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL ECONOMY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Covid-19 pandemic caused a number of socio-economic shocks to China’s economy, resulting in several economic growth target readjustments. While the country was the first to be hit by the virus, it was also the first major economy to gradually lift domestic

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Beijing 2022: Politics, Covid and Public Perception

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Listen on iTunes Listen on PodBean As China kicks off the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games with what is promised to be a “very different” opening ceremony from the one 14 years ago, the context under which the Winter Games are held also could not be more contrasting to that of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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SPECIAL REPORT – MENAT

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Key Takeaways The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the socio-economic inequities both within and between countries in the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey (MENAT) An uneven recovery will widen these disparities as countries with high vaccination rates and rapid lifting of movement restrictions will recover at a quicker rate than those who lag. The widening

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Discussing Global Covid-19 Trends and the Omicron Variant

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Listen on iTunes Listen on PodBean John Breen, Lead Analyst for Global Risk at Sibylline is joined by North America Analyst James Hannan for a discussion on global Covid-19 trends following the emergence of the Omicron variant. Their conversation unpacks prevailing endemiological trends, including Europe’s ongoing infection wave, followed by an overview of further variant

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Impact on US-China Relationship in conjunction with Covid-19 Origin Investigations

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Listen on iTunes Listen on PodBean US President Joe Biden is expecting a 45-day update on a US investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. The investigation, led by the US intelligence services, is drawing widespread media attention, with scientists, political scientists and health experts weighing in on the polarising hypothesis of whether the

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Concerns Surrounding the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

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Listen on iTunes Listen on PodBean With less than 15 days to go to the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the Japanese capital may soon be placed under a fourth state of emergency amid a fresh surge of Covid-19 infections. The ever-changing pandemic situation has characterised the uncertainty that has shrouded this flagship

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SUB: Gender Inequality and Covid-19

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Key Takeaways  The Covid-19 pandemic is disproportionally impacting working women, with many taking on additional childcare, household and remote learning responsibilities. The financial toll from the absence of women contributing to the workforce could stunt GDP growth by over USD 1 trillion by 2030. However, if companies address gender imbalances worsened by the pandemic, global

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SUB: COVID-19 Vaccines: Challenges and Opportunities

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Key Takeaways  Optimism around Covid-19 vaccine development is giving way to logistical challenges in actioning complex immunisation programmes. Facing delays and the risk of resurgent case rates on the back of new variants, governments will continue to implement restrictions to mitigate transmission of SARSCoV-2, the virus that causes the disease, Covid-19. The strength of economic

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Myanmar post-coup political and security landscape and regional implications

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Listen on iTunes Listen on PodBean This week’s podcast is hosted by Insight Team Manager Edward Johnson, featuring Dr Guo Yu, Lead ASPAC Analyst, and Aédán Mordecai, Asia-Pacific Analyst. Together they unpack Myanmar’s post-coup political and security risk landscape, as well as the event’s implications to the wider region. As tensions continue to escalate driven

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