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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 •

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 •

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 •

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 •

Need To Know Now: Introductions

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

Jan 1 •

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