As the buzz surrounding the summit subsides, it's now left to Singapore to evaluate the impact
of having played host to this high-profile event. In this commentary first published in The
Business Times, SIIA Director Nicholas Fang examines criticisms of the summit.

With the swearing in of Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, many Malaysians are elated.
An "Alliance of Hope" has won, but will face more tests to deliver on those hopes, says
SIIA Chairman Simon Tay in this commentary for The Business Times.

We would like to congratulate Dr. Yeo Lay Hwee, Director, EU Centre in Singapore,
for winning the inaugural Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) Diversity Creates Award
1997-2017. Dr. Yeo is Council Secretary and Senior Research Fellow at the SIIA.

The US and China are holding talks, but will they avoid a trade war? We held
a panel with Amb. Michael W. Michalak of the US-ASEAN Business Council,
Former US Ambassador to Vietnam and Mr. Toh Boon Ho, Deputy Director,
Enterprise Singapore, on what will happen and what it means for Singapore.

The seeds for greening the region's growth have already been sowed, resulting in changes
in the direction of Asean's economic development .In this commentary for The Business Times,
SIIA Chairman Simon Tay and Deputy Director (Sustainability) Fawziah Selamat suggest ways
for Asean to facilitate a smoother transition to a low carbon economy.