Climbing Together By Mehmet Enes Beşer The rise of China up the technological ladder—from mass production at cheap costs to cutting-edge domains such as artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, semiconductors, and renewable energy—is perhaps one of the biggest structural revolutions in global economics. It is happening in conjunction, not in tandem. To Southeast Asian economies deeply embedded in regional and international ...
From Theory to Transformation By Mehmet Enes Beşer President Xi Jinping first came up with the theory of “Two Mountains,” where it believes that “lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets,” in 2005. A declaration that would revolutionize economic thinking by stating that environmental protection is not the antithesis of development but an integral part of it. This philosophy ...
Navigating Cooperation and Complexity in a Multipolar Asia By Mehmet Enes Beşer As the tectonic plates of international power continue to shift, Southeast Asia’s squarely in the middle of a changing geopolitical order. Its economic vigor, political volatility, and geostrategic positioning make it a hub of key importance in the new global cooperative architecture — and competition. It is against ...