Geopolitics

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
Dr Felix Brill, chief investment officer, VP Bank (left) and Professor Joseph Liow, dean of the NUS Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the bank’s H2 CIO Outlook.

Singapore has no choice but to double down on trusted-hub status amid US-China friction: NUS dean

2026-07-20T06:19:36.000Z
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s authoritarian rule has strained ties with the US, though US President Donald Trump seems less troubled by it than his predecessors.

The West’s Turkey dilemma

2026-07-15T10:21:48.000Z
Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte has reportedly acknowledged the “massive build-up” of China’s military and noted that it “will have 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030”.
THE BROAD VIEW

Nato looks East amid squabbles in the West

2026-07-10T23:00:00.000Z
US investment in AI last year accounted for at least 40% of GDP growth, estimated Financial Times.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Governments must implement reforms before the next big financial crisis

2026-07-08T23:00:00.000Z