Weekly Analysis
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Analysis
Analysis — Southeast Asia
2 October 2026
From Rule-Takers into Agenda-Setters: How Southeast Asia and the Gulf are Quietly Rewriting the Global AI Order
Southeast Asia and the Gulf can't compete with the US and China at the frontier of AI development; but by pairing Gulf capital and compute with SEA's markets and data-governance leverage, they're quietly gaining control over how AI actually gets deployed and regulated, turning what looks like dependency into real influence over global AI norms.
Tyla Casey-Knight
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2 October 2026
From Rule-Takers into Agenda-Setters: How Southeast Asia and the Gulf are Quietly Rewriting the Global AI Order
Southeast Asia and the Gulf can't compete with the US and China at the frontier of AI development; but by pairing Gulf capital and compute with SEA's markets and data-governance leverage, they're quietly gaining control over how AI actually gets deployed and regulated, turning what looks like dependency into real influence over global AI norms.
Tyla Casey-Knight
Read →Analysis — Southeast Asia
3 September 2026
ASEAN’S Myanmar Crisis
ASEAN’s failure in Myanmar isn’t a one-off mistake, but a direct product of its design: risk-averse members are able to veto action through non-interference and consensus, turning the Five-Point-Consensus into a gesture rather than a strategy. This structural flaw is what’s pushing ASEAN towards irrelevance.
Tyla Casey-Knight
Read →Analysis — Southeast Asia
3 September 2026
ASEAN’S Myanmar Crisis
ASEAN’s failure in Myanmar isn’t a one-off mistake, but a direct product of its design: risk-averse members are able to veto action through non-interference and consensus, turning the Five-Point-Consensus into a gesture rather than a strategy. This structural flaw is what’s pushing ASEAN towards irrelevance.
Tyla Casey-Knight
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