Andrew Sheng

The writer is a distinguished Fellow of the Asia Global Institute at the University of Hong Kong and a member of the UNEP Advisory Council on Sustainable Finance.

Lacking moral capital to overcome climate paralysis

Amidst what the UN chief dubs “an era of global boiling,” we stand at the abyss of a paradigm cataclysm, yet remain paralysed in our actions. 

1d ago

The unending cycle of war and peace

Ukraine is a moral tragedy, whereby no one wants to take tough decisions for peace, preferring to wage war in which hundreds of thousands have died, millions have migrated and the unspoken outcome is nuclear. 

1w ago

Who will drive Asia’s animal spirits?

The world today is caught in a confidence trap.

3w ago

How can we deal with the looming climate, food crises?

The answer is the soil on which we live, the primary producer of our food and water.

Reimagining finance and social markets

Financial markets do not seem to factor long-term climate change issues into short-term price considerations

Promises and perils of the tech war

The outcome of the US-China rivalry hinges on the technology edge

How to correct global imbalances?

The global economy and planetary system are hugely imbalanced because of climate warming and widening social inequities.

Weaponising global money

With the world likely to head towards a recession, what is the future of the dollar and monetary policy?

September 24, 2023
September 24, 2023

Lacking moral capital to overcome climate paralysis

Amidst what the UN chief dubs “an era of global boiling,” we stand at the abyss of a paradigm cataclysm, yet remain paralysed in our actions. 

September 14, 2023
September 14, 2023

The unending cycle of war and peace

Ukraine is a moral tragedy, whereby no one wants to take tough decisions for peace, preferring to wage war in which hundreds of thousands have died, millions have migrated and the unspoken outcome is nuclear. 

September 3, 2023
September 3, 2023

Who will drive Asia’s animal spirits?

The world today is caught in a confidence trap.

August 20, 2023
August 20, 2023

How can we deal with the looming climate, food crises?

The answer is the soil on which we live, the primary producer of our food and water.

August 3, 2023
August 3, 2023

Reimagining finance and social markets

Financial markets do not seem to factor long-term climate change issues into short-term price considerations

July 17, 2023
July 17, 2023

Promises and perils of the tech war

The outcome of the US-China rivalry hinges on the technology edge

June 3, 2023
June 3, 2023

How to correct global imbalances?

The global economy and planetary system are hugely imbalanced because of climate warming and widening social inequities.

April 22, 2023
April 22, 2023

Weaponising global money

With the world likely to head towards a recession, what is the future of the dollar and monetary policy?

April 2, 2023
April 2, 2023

The Global Game of ChessGo

There is no endgame in war, only wealth and health destruction.

March 13, 2023
March 13, 2023

Is the Rest answering back to the West?

The West is in a Metaverse of its own imaginative creation, whereas the seven billion Rest is trying to figure out realistically how to survive the existing liberal order.