International law

Commercial certainty in uncertain times: Singapore’s role as a restructuring hub

In November 2025, Anthropic partnered with Palantir Technologies, a data analytics company that does a lot of work for the Pentagon, turning its LLM Claude AI into the reasoning engine inside a decision-support system for the US military.

Claude AI helped bomb Iran. But how, exactly?

The aerial assault on Iran launched by the US and Israel heralds a period of undisciplined, unlawful and arbitrary violence that will be hard to contain.

How bombing Iran may blow back on America

Regulatory volatility and geopolitical uncertainty have brought to the fore concerns around data sovereignty.

Navigating geopolitics for control of data in the AI era

Jakarta revised its state-owned enterprise law last year to clarify that not all losses constitute state losses, but old fears still linger.

Indonesia’s ‘state-loss trap’ and why SOE giants may be too scared to sell

Indonesia and Malaysia have temporarily blocked access to Grok.

There’s one easy solution to the AI porn problem

What Venezuela clarifies: small states must grasp an uncomfortable reality.

Venezuela’s warning: how Singapore must navigate a fractured order

A checkpoint near Fuerte Tiuna (Fort Tiuna) in Caracas, Venezuela. Donald Trump says a "large-scale strike" on Caracas resulted in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife.

Singapore gravely concerned by US intervention in Venezuela, urges all parties to exercise restraint

Judging by current trends, the vast majority of matcha in the future is going to end up in soft-serve ice-cream, chiffon cakes, mochi and macarons. It would be a waste if Japan tried to chase that low-end business, when the opportunities at the top of the market are so much more alluring.

The matcha craze needs more champagne

It is important to train lawyers to use GenAI effectively, such as how to create well-crafted prompts.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Technological innovation should strengthen, not undermine, legal practice