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6o18al">.css-6o18al{display:grid;grid-auto-flow:row;grid-column-gap:var(--mb-responsive-grid-gutter);grid-row-gap:3rem;grid-row-gap:2.25rem;grid-auto-columns:1fr;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;max-width:89.5rem;overflow:hidden;position:relative;}@media (min-width: 80rem){.css-6o18al{grid-template:auto/repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media (min-width: 89rem){.css-6o18al{grid-template:auto/repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));}}</style><div class="css-6o18al e3mhczn0"><style data-emotion="css gqyhic">.css-gqyhic{position:relative;-webkit-align-self:auto;-ms-flex-item-align:auto;align-self:auto;}@media (min-width: 80rem){.css-gqyhic{grid-column-start:1;}}@media (min-width: 80rem){.css-gqyhic{grid-column-end:3;}}@media (min-width: 89rem){.css-gqyhic{grid-column-end:4;}}.css-gqyhic:last-child::after{height:0;}</style><div class="css-gqyhic e1a1lgff0"><style data-emotion="css engrkg">.css-engrkg{display:grid;grid-auto-flow:row;grid-column-gap:var(--mb-responsive-grid-gutter);grid-row-gap:3rem;grid-row-gap:2.25rem;grid-auto-columns:1fr;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;max-width:89.5rem;overflow:hidden;position:relative;}@media (min-width: 19.625rem){.css-engrkg{grid-template:auto/repeat(1, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media (min-width: 37.5rem){.css-engrkg{grid-template:auto/repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media (min-width: 52.125rem){.css-engrkg{grid-template:auto/repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media (min-width: 80rem){.css-engrkg{grid-template:auto/repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media (min-width: 89rem){.css-engrkg{grid-template:auto/repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}}</style><div class="css-engrkg e3mhczn0"><style data-emotion="css 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o1i910">.css-o1i910{position:relative;float:none;width:100%;margin:0;padding:0;}.css-o1i910 img{display:block;}.css-o1i910 svg{bottom:0;display:block;left:0;position:absolute;width:15%;}.css-o1i910+.exn4l0u0{margin-top:0.5rem;}.css-o1i910+style+.exn4l0u0{margin-top:0.5rem;}.css-o1i910+.esjbanf0{margin-top:0.5rem;}.css-o1i910+style+.esjbanf0{margin-top:0.5rem;}.css-o1i910+.e1etum70{margin-top:0.5rem;}.css-o1i910+style+.e1etum70{margin-top:0.5rem;}@media (min-width: 22.5rem){.css-o1i910{margin:0.25rem 0 0 1.5rem;padding:0;float:right;width:33%;}.css-o1i910+.exn4l0u0{margin-top:0;}.css-o1i910+.esjbanf0{margin-top:0;}.css-o1i910+.e1etum70{margin-top:0;}}@media (min-width: 37.5rem){.css-o1i910{float:none;width:100%;margin:0;padding:0;}.css-o1i910+.exn4l0u0{margin-top:0.5rem;}.css-o1i910+style+.exn4l0u0{margin-top:0.5rem;}.css-o1i910+.esjbanf0{margin-top:0.5rem;}.css-o1i910+style+.esjbanf0{margin-top:0.5rem;}.css-o1i910+.e1etum70{margin-top:0.5rem;}.css-o1i910+style+.e1etum70{margin-top:0.5rem;}}</style><div class="css-o1i910 e1kb1ha80"><style data-emotion="css 3mn275">.css-3mn275 img{display:block;}.css-3mn275 .e15o9k8g2{margin-top:0.25rem;}</style><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250315_ASP004.jpg 1x, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250315_ASP004.jpg 2x" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250315_ASP004.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><style data-emotion="css zx0bc2">.css-zx0bc2{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;color:var(--mb-colour-brand-red);font-family:var(--mb-typeface-sans);font-size:var(--mb-typestyle-label-2-size);font-variant:var(--mb-typestyle-label-2-figures);line-height:var(--mb-typestyle-label-2-leading);}.css-zx0bc2 svg{margin-right:0.125rem;}.css-zx0bc2+*{margin-top:0.125rem;}</style><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> Spokes without a hub</p><style data-emotion="css ayljkz">.css-ayljkz{font-family:var(--mb-typeface-serif);font-size:var(--mb-typestyle-title-3-size);font-variant:var(--mb-typestyle-title-3-figures);font-weight:normal;line-height:var(--mb-typestyle-title-3-leading);}.css-ayljkz a{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:var(--mb-colour-greyscale-london-5);display:block;}.css-ayljkz a:hover,.css-ayljkz a:hover{color:var(--mb-colour-base-chicago-30);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-ayljkz a:focus,.css-ayljkz a:focus{background-color:var(--mb-colour-base-chicago-95);color:var(--mb-colour-greyscale-london-5);outline:none;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-ayljkz a:active,.css-ayljkz a:active{color:var(--mb-colour-base-chicago-30);}.css-ayljkz a::before{bottom:0;content:'';display:block;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;right:0;text-indent:-999em;top:0;white-space:nowrap;z-index:1;}.css-ayljkz+.esimp700,.css-ayljkz+style+.esimp700{margin-top:0.5rem;}</style><h3 class="css-ayljkz esjbanf0"><a href="/asia/2025/03/13/how-dangerous-would-asian-security-be-without-america" data-test-id="teaser-card-link">How dangerous would Asian security be without America?</a></h3><style data-emotion="css 1p38euj">.css-1p38euj{color:var(--mb-colour-greyscale-london-5);font-family:var(--mb-typeface-serif);max-width:43.75rem;font-size:var(--mb-typestyle-body-1-size);font-variant:var(--mb-typestyle-body-1-figures);line-height:var(--mb-typestyle-body-1-leading);}</style><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">The balance of power is harsher for allies in Asia than in Europe</p></div></div></div><div class="css-13vawm4 e1a1lgff0"><div class="css-tblptw e11c7tvl0"><div class="css-o1i910 e1kb1ha80"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250315_ASD001.jpg 1x, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250315_ASD001.jpg 2x" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250315_ASD001.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> Banyan</p><h3 class="css-ayljkz esjbanf0"><a href="/asia/2025/03/13/india-is-benefiting-from-trump-20" data-test-id="teaser-card-link">India is benefiting from Trump 2.0 </a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">Its top diplomat is also echoing the president’s language</p></div></div></div><div class="css-13vawm4 e1a1lgff0"><div class="css-tblptw e11c7tvl0"><div class="css-o1i910 e1kb1ha80"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250315_ASP001.jpg 1x, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250315_ASP001.jpg 2x" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250315_ASP001.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> Infrastructure and aesthetics</p><h3 class="css-ayljkz esjbanf0"><a href="/asia/2025/03/13/are-these-the-worlds-most-beautiful-airports" data-test-id="teaser-card-link">Are these the world’s most beautiful airports?</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">What spectacular new terminals reveal about a country</p></div></div></div><div class="css-13vawm4 e1a1lgff0"><div class="css-tblptw e11c7tvl0"><div class="css-o1i910 e1kb1ha80"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250315_ASP501.jpg 1x, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250315_ASP501.jpg 2x" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250315_ASP501.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> Strongman in the dock</p><h3 class="css-ayljkz esjbanf0"><a href="/asia/2025/03/11/the-global-importance-of-rodrigo-dutertes-arrest" data-test-id="teaser-card-link">The global importance of Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">Thugs in high office can be deterred. But only if politics allows</p></div></div></div><div class="css-13vawm4 e1a1lgff0"><div class="css-tblptw e11c7tvl0"><div class="css-o1i910 e1kb1ha80"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250308_ASP503.jpg 1x, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250308_ASP503.jpg 2x" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250308_ASP503.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> Kiwi exodus</p><h3 class="css-ayljkz esjbanf0"><a href="/asia/2025/03/06/why-new-zealanders-are-emigrating-in-record-numbers" data-test-id="teaser-card-link">Why New Zealanders are emigrating in record numbers</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">The government may not be able to reverse the trend </p></div></div></div><div class="css-13vawm4 e1a1lgff0"><div class="css-tblptw e11c7tvl0"><div class="css-o1i910 e1kb1ha80"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250308_ASP502.jpg 1x, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250308_ASP502.jpg 2x" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250308_ASP502.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> Applying pressure</p><h3 class="css-ayljkz esjbanf0"><a href="/asia/2025/03/06/indonesias-shakedown-of-apple-comes-to-an-end" data-test-id="teaser-card-link">Indonesia’s shakedown of Apple comes to an end</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">But the iPhone maker got the better of the negotiations</p></div></div></div></div></div><style data-emotion="css jmgfkh">.css-jmgfkh{position:relative;-webkit-align-self:auto;-ms-flex-item-align:auto;align-self:auto;display:none;}@media (min-width: 80rem){.css-jmgfkh{display:block;}}.css-jmgfkh:last-child::after{height:0;}</style><div class="css-jmgfkh e1a1lgff0"><div class="adComponent_advert__kPVUI adComponent_right__A3uJw adComponent_hidden__Dp0GM"><div><div id="econright-r0" class="adComponent_adcontainer__eooQr"></div></div></div></div></div></div><div data-test-id="InContentAd"><style data-emotion="css 1ajcxb5">.css-1ajcxb5{display:none;}@media (max-width: 79.9375rem){.css-1ajcxb5{display:block;}}</style><div class="css-1ajcxb5 e3e40d40"><div class="adComponent_advert__kPVUI adComponent_incontent__boSCu adComponent_hidden__Dp0GM advert--full-width"><div><div id="econ-1" class="adComponent_adcontainer__eooQr"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="css-beo71e eetis970"><div class="css-6o18al e3mhczn0"><div class="css-gqyhic e1a1lgff0"><div class="css-engrkg e3mhczn0"><div class="css-13vawm4 e1a1lgff0"><div class="css-tblptw e11c7tvl0"><div class="css-o1i910 e1kb1ha80"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250308_ASP003.jpg 1x, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250308_ASP003.jpg 2x" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250308_ASP003.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> A scary new game</p><h3 class="css-ayljkz esjbanf0"><a href="/asia/2025/03/06/asian-allies-fear-being-dumped-by-trump" data-test-id="teaser-card-link">Asian allies fear being dumped by Trump</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">America’s friends in the Indo-Pacific live in dread of being abandoned like Ukraine</p></div></div></div><div class="css-13vawm4 e1a1lgff0"><div class="css-tblptw e11c7tvl0"><div class="css-o1i910 e1kb1ha80"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250308_ASP501.jpg 1x, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250308_ASP501.jpg 2x" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250308_ASP501.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> Aid in Asia</p><h3 class="css-ayljkz esjbanf0"><a href="/asia/2025/03/06/donald-trumps-cuts-to-usaid-will-hurt-asia-too" data-test-id="teaser-card-link">Donald Trump’s cuts to USAID will hurt Asia, too</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">Even less aid-dependent countries, such as India, will be affected </p></div></div></div><div class="css-13vawm4 e1a1lgff0"><div class="css-tblptw e11c7tvl0"><div class="css-o1i910 e1kb1ha80"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250308_ASP001.jpg 1x, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250308_ASP001.jpg 2x" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250308_ASP001.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> Faith estate</p><h3 class="css-ayljkz esjbanf0"><a href="/asia/2025/03/06/a-new-law-targets-indias-third-biggest-landowner-allah" data-test-id="teaser-card-link">A new law targets India’s third-biggest landowner: Allah</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">Narendra Modi’s government seeks control of thousands of Muslim sites</p></div></div></div><div class="css-13vawm4 e1a1lgff0"><div class="css-tblptw e11c7tvl0"><div class="css-o1i910 e1kb1ha80"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_ASP002.jpg 1x, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_ASP002.jpg 2x" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_ASP002.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> DOGE days in Jakarta</p><h3 class="css-ayljkz esjbanf0"><a href="/asia/2025/02/27/prabowo-subianto-is-drastically-cutting-indonesias-budget" data-test-id="teaser-card-link">Prabowo Subianto is drastically cutting Indonesia’s budget</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">The cash saved is going into a new fund he controls </p></div></div></div><div class="css-13vawm4 e1a1lgff0"><div class="css-tblptw e11c7tvl0"><div class="css-o1i910 e1kb1ha80"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="" 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