Geopolitics

NEW GLOBAL ORDER

Trump-Xi summit buys 100 days of calm that South-east Asia could use

2026-09-26T07:53:03.000Z
Investments in infrastructure, specifically those in energy, are now regarded as an opportunity providing long-term income.

Geopolitical risks remain top risk; more investors looking to increase cash exposure: Marsh survey

2026-09-21T05:00:00.000Z
Houses in Nuuk, Greenland. The Greenland scare leaves European governments determined to be less dependent on a fickle America.

Donald Trump drops demands to own Greenland, but the harm has been done

2026-09-20T07:42:57.000Z
DPM Gan (left) with Euston Quah, president of the Economic Society of Singapore, at the society’s 70th anniversary dinner.

Singapore cannot assume economic growth will create as many jobs amid AI shift: Gan Kim Yong

2026-08-27T12:32:16.000Z
US President Donald Trump rarely shows any interest in multilateralism and has quite often left key international summits early.

Can the G20 survive Trump and deepening global fractures?

2026-08-12T23:00:00.000Z
(From left) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the Aug 7 accord.
OPINION

Mecca defence accord underscores West Asia’s shifting geopolitical sands

2026-08-12T01:32:58.000Z
The USTR claims that Singapore, among 60 economies, has failed to impose prohibitions on trade in goods produced with forced labour.

Reframing ‘Brand Singapore’ for an ‘America First’ era needs business support

2026-08-11T04:00:00.000Z
The latest tariff campaign follows a chaotic year and a half in which the US administration’s original “Liberation Day” tariffs were struck down by the Supreme Court in February 2026.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Can Washington treat its allies like adversaries – and still keep them?

2026-07-27T03:41:18.000Z
For the next fortnight, sporting triumphs will capture the attention of millions across the Commonwealth from Glasgow, which also hosted the Games in 2014.

The Commonwealth’s greatest prize lies beyond the Games

2026-07-22T23:00:00.000Z
Workers preparing for the Asean Summit opening ceremony in May. Non-member dialogue partners at the events this week include the US, China, India and Russia.

World powers are courting Asean. Can the region capitalise on that?

2026-07-20T23:00:00.000Z