The fallout in Southeast Asia ^39%

Brookings - By Lynn Kuok - 6/16/2026, 2:42 PM

Negativity Bias 23.1% - Availability Heuristic 15.3% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 15%

The Iran war has imposed immediate costs on Southeast Asia by disrupting energy supplies, increasing fertilizer costs, raising risks for roughly 3 million Southeast Asians who live or work in the Middle East—including an estimated 2.4 million Filipinos—and disrupting remittance flows. The war thus places significant pressure on lives and... more