The Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) has been ranked among the top Asian think tanks for the fifth year running. The 2016 Global Go To Think Tank Index by the University of Pennsylvania's Think Tanks and Civil Societies Programme rates some 7000 think tanks...
SIIA Chairman Simon Tay spoke with Phoenix Television on how Singapore and Asia are managing relations with China and the US. The interview aired on 20 Jan 2017, the day of US President Donald Trump's inauguration. Video of the segment is available at v.ifeng.com and...
On 10 Jan 2017, the Singapore Management University (SMU), United Nations Environment (UNEP), and the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) jointly organised a public event on ‘Singapore, Green Finance and the Collaborative Challenge’. In addition to our own summary of the session, the event...
The Singapore Management University (SMU), United Nations Environment (UNEP) and SIIA jointly hosted a public event on green finance in January 2017. SMU has published a summary of the event on their website. The event was also covered by Eco-Business and Climate Action. Our own...
SIIA Chairman Simon Tay was interviewed on his latest collection of short stories, 'Middle & First'. This interview originally appeared in The Straits Times on 25 Dec 2016, and was republished by Star2, the lifestyle channel of The Star, on 23 Jan 2017. In this excerpt,...
SIIA Chairman Simon Tay was interviewed by 938LIVE's Bharati Jagdish on his work and his latest book, "Middle & First". The interview was aired on Friday 13 Jan. The full audio is available on SoundCloud and a brief video clip was posted by 938LIVE on Facebook....
David Pilling, Africa editor at the Financial Times, was quoted in an editorial by Lee Su Shyan for The Straits Times on 11 Jan 2017. Mr. Pilling's comments were made at a Future50 dialogue organised by the SIIA in conjunction with SG50. The editorial in...
SIIA Executive Director Nicholas Fang was featured in a video for The Good Word Project, an initiative of We Are Majulah. We Are Majulah is a social movement that focuses on community and identity building initiatives in Singapore. The Good Word Project is a documentary...
SIIA Chairman Simon Tay and SIIA Council Member Manu Bhaskaran were quoted by TODAY's Eileen Ng in an article on how South-east Asian countries could be forced to choose sides between China and the United States, particularly when it comes to the South China Sea...
The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) has just marked the first year since its inception. But some companies, particularly SMEs, say they still haven't been able to reap the benefits. SIIA Chairman Simon Tay spoke to Channel NewsAsia's Singapore Tonight on 29 Dec about how giving...