US Vice President Kamala Harris is in Singapore on her maiden visit to the region under the Biden administration. In an interview with CNBC, Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman of the SIIA, said, “We’ve understood from America and the Biden Administration, they don’t want us...
With the world still grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainty in geopolitics, what can we look forward to in 2021? Join the SIIA’s annual Year Opener on Thursday, 28 January 2021, 10am to 11am (Singapore time) as we look ahead to what 2021 might bring...
By Simon Tay For The Straits Times It is too early to expect the incoming Biden administration to seriously relook American policies in Asia. Domestic concerns will be paramount – the pandemic and economic recovery. Yet, with less than full attention on developments in Asia, there is...
Associate Professor Simon Tay spoke at the NUS Centre for International Law webinar, “The Next Four Years: The 2020 US Presidential Election’s Impact on International Law and Relations with Asia”, on Monday, 9 November 2020. Watch his remarks at the webinar on what President-elect Joe...
As Americans take to the polls on 3 November 2020, how will this affect Singapore and ASEAN? Jessica Wa’u, Assistant Director (ASEAN), spoke to Mothership on what an election victory by Donald Trump or Joe Biden would mean for the US-China relationship and the US’...
All eyes are on the upcoming US elections and what it means for us here in Asia. But one thing is for certain, Washington's tough stance toward Beijing is likely to continue. "No one thinks the US - whether under Mr. Trump or Mr. Biden -...
Although oil markets have bounced up since the historic negative prices seen in April 2020, questions remain about the stability of oil markets amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. We held a webinar on 17 June 2020 with Dr. Tilak Doshi, Visiting Senior Fellow at the Middle...
By Simon Tay For The Straits Times In five months, Americans will elect their president. Predictions vary whether incumbent Donald Trump can win a second term. While much of the attention right now is on the Trump administration's responses to the Black Lives Matter protests, the effects...
Tech Business & Policy Singapore to roll out at least two 5G networks by 2020 (8 May, 13 May) Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) plans to roll out at least two 5G networks in Singapore by 2020, to enable 5G-enabled applications such as driverless cars. The...
In this commentary for the Nikkei Asian Review, SIIA chairman Simon Tay said that more countries will move forward together, cooperating on an intra-Asian basis, without the US. Full article: Trump is inadvertently uniting Asia [First published in Nikkei Asian Review on 12 November 2018]...