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Lily Kong

THE WRITER IS THE PRESIDENT OF SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY AND THE INSTITUTE OF POLICY STUDIES’ 15TH S R NATHAN FELLOW FOR THE STUDY OF SINGAPORE.

When clashes erupted around the Preah Vihear temple, escalation was contained not by superior firepower but by Asean mediation and recourse to international law.
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

Asia’s future will be won by soft power, not force

Such power often determines how long crises last and how much economic damage they inflict

To ensure SMU academics’ achievements are recognised globally, its standards cannot deviate too far from international norms. Otherwise, it will create a situation where a professor’s local credentials are not valued elsewhere.

Measuring what matters: Towards consequential research

To move beyond ‘publish or perish’, universities worldwide must promote contributions that deliver tangible societal benefits

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