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Need To Know Now, March 5th: Balloons, agriculture, oil sanctions, fossil fuels, and EVs

Aerostats in the South China Sea, dams on the Mekong, 'shadow shipping' of oil, why fossil fuels aren't going away, and Indonesian nickel's…

Mar 5, 2023 •

January 2023

Need To Know Now, Jan 28th: Fertilizer, Myanmar, AI, EVs and cyberwarfare

Japan's reliance on fertilizer imports, Myanmar's strategic value, AI and the workforce, the minerals impact of electric vehicles, and the cyber…

Jan 28, 2023 •

NTKN Jan 17th: Population, tech, currency, data & influence

Looming demographic impacts on Asian economies, another angle on China's tech control, a look at the global reserve currency, data localization gets it…

Jan 17, 2023 •

Need To Know Now: January 10th

Our inaugural edition touches on South Korean drone defence, Taiwanese satellites, Japan's response to disinformation, China’s IT systems challenge, and…

Jan 10, 2023 •

Need To Know Now: Introductions

This is Need To Know Now, a newsletter about Asia, technology, geopolitics, supply chains, emerging risks & beyond.

Jan 1, 2023 •

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