The Mekong’s Murky Waters
River’s crisis Is redefining Southeast Asia’s geopolitics
By: Imran Khalid
The Mekong Delta, sustaining 60 million lives in six nations across Southeast Asia, has morphed from a provider of fish and rice into a geopolitical fault line. Its water flow, shaped by climate change and upstream dam operations, now acts as a strategic lever, influencing political partnerships and exposing the fragile foundations of re…
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