The US-China bilateral relationship has emerged as the most consequential in the world. This dynamic not only holds vast implications for the post-Cold War global order, but also places middle and smaller powers in increasing challenging positions, making it difficult for them to remain neutral...
The 2024 Indian elections saw nearly a billion voters across the country cast their votes, with Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) incumbent Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi facing off against I.N.D.I.A., the opposition alliance, in his bid to win the country’s top political position for a...
China convened its annual 2024 Two Sessions in early March bringing together the country’s top political advisory bodies, the National People's Congress, and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, to discuss the country’s future policy trajectory on both the political and economic fronts. With China facing...
The 2024 Indonesian presidential election results were surprisingly decisive. Based on the unofficial quick counts, Indonesia’s Minister of Defence Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the incumbent President Joko Widodo’s (“Jokowi”) eldest son, clinched an estimated 58% of votes. This outcome eliminated...
Being a small country, Singapore faces the risk of being forgotten in a world that is increasingly inundated by emerging and persistent conflicts where the rules-based order is at stake. To stay relevant, Singapore must focus beyond the horizon by building its unique value proposition...
Co-organised by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) and UBS on 26th May 2023 at the UBS Auditorium, “China’s Re-Opening: Prospects for Growth and Cooperation” centred around how businesses could navigate the re-opening of one of the world’s biggest economic players. The two-hour talk...
Co-organised by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) and UBS on 26th May 2023 at the UBS Auditorium, “China’s Re-Opening: Prospects for Growth and Cooperation” centred around how businesses could navigate the re-opening of one of the world’s biggest economic players. The two-hour talk...
As Thai voters prepare to head to the polls in early May, speculations arise over whether the military-backed incumbents can retain power, or if a potential comeback is on the cards for the opposition Pheu Thai Party. With new political figures potentially taking the reins,...
Centrifugal forces produced from within the international sphere have exerted stresses and intensified risks of a breakdown in the multilateral rules-based order. Navigating such politico-economic complexities underpinned the focus of the Public Forum at the Japan-Singapore Symposium (JSS), jointly organised by the Japan Institute of...
Panel Presentation by Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs at the 16th Japan-Singapore Symposium Public Forum, 14 March 2023...