On this week’s podcast, we hear from three Russia experts about the country’s long game for energy expansion, its red cards in international politics, and whether it can regain a home advantage in the Asia-Pacific.

Prolonged courtroom battles are doing little to solve the problems of Bangalore’s water supply, Bharati Sekar writes.

Mobilising development finance in the Asia-Pacific will depend on the design of national policies, and regional cooperation is vital, Shamshad Akhtar writes.

Manufacturing latecomers Laos and Myanmar can avoid the pitfalls of a resources boom by learning from their ASEAN neighbours, Hiroyuki Taguchi writes.

On the latest Policy Forum Pod, one of the world’s leading water and environment experts provides his short answer to a very big question: how can we create a world without hunger?

The world’s overconsumption of plastic is threatening more than just marine life, Sachini Muller writes.