Peter Mumford (@mumfordasia) 's Twitter Profile
Peter Mumford

@mumfordasia

Practice Head SE Asia @eurasiagroup. Recovering British diplomat (China & SE Asia). Tweets on Asia geopolitics/trade/economics and sometimes UK. Views my own.

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linkhttps://www.eurasiagroup.net/people/pmumford calendar_today27-09-2020 10:31:27

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2026 is a tipping point year. The United States is itself unwinding its own global order. The world's most powerful country is in the throes of a political revolution. Here are the Top 10 risks 🧵⤵️ #TopRisks2026

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🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer has called on Donald Trump to apologise for his "insulting and frankly appalling" comments about British troops in Afghanistan

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Keir Starmer pledged in Beijing to seek a more “mature” relationship with China, as he prepared to meet President Xi Jinping on the first such trip by a British prime minister in eight years bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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"We're no longer in a world where a single dominant power oversaw global security, open global markets, and global public goods," Singapore's President Tharman Shanmugaratnam tells ian bremmer on the #GZEROWorld Podcast. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: bit.ly/4t72SNc

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If Bhumjaithai leads the next Thai government, our expert Peter Mumford expects that fiscal policy will likely be more prudent, with some stimulus. “Economic reforms would likely only be incremental under a conservative-led government.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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With a large pro-establishment party leading the coalition, the next Thai govt will have a stronger anchor than other recent admins, says our expert Peter Mumford. That said, the new govt will be under pressure to turn around the struggling economy. ft.com/content/bfbdc0…

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trump, last saturday: don’t need british ships. we will remember, we don’t need people that join wars after we’ve already won. trump, this saturday: hopefully united kingdom will send ships so that strait of hormuz will no longer be threatened.

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NEW: The UK alongside France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan expresses readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz 👇 gov.uk/government/new…

NEW: The UK alongside France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan expresses readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz 👇 gov.uk/government/new…
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The relatively quick formation of a new govt in Thailand will be welcomed by investors, says our expert Peter Mumford. But the challenges facing Anutin are huge - Thailand is one of the most vulnerable emerging markets impacted by high energy prices. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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👀Britain went into this energy crisis with one of the lowest levels of physical fuel stockpiles - both kerosene (jet fuel) and diesel - of any developed economy. The only major economy more exposed is Australia. More in the video👇

👀Britain went into this energy crisis with one of the lowest levels of physical fuel stockpiles - both kerosene (jet fuel) and diesel - of any developed economy. 
The only major economy more exposed is Australia.
More in the video👇
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singapore shipping fuel market going off the chart—this is shipping fuel shortage live. at that price, shippers will defer orders, park their ships and either wait till the war is over or go out of business.

singapore shipping fuel market going off the chart—this is shipping fuel shortage live. at that price, shippers will defer orders, park their ships and either wait till the war is over or go out of business.
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⚡️UK transfers about 1 billion dollars in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine. The United Kingdom has transferred 752 million pounds (about 1 billion dollars) in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, Ukraine's Finance Ministry said April 15. kyivindependent.com/uk-transfers-1…

Shashank Joshi (@shashj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Notable that the Trump admin systematically goes after those closest to it. Denmark thought it was a model ally, then faced Greenland. UK has done more than any other European country to allow access for Iran mil ops & down drones over Gulf, then attacked over Falkland islands.