Regulation

What to do when the ‘public good’ of information goes bad

The creation and dissemination of reliable news is at an economic disadvantage

A jury in California has ruled that Meta and YouTube must pay financial damages to a 20-year-old who testified that beauty filters caused her serious anxiety.

The terrible cost of the infinite scroll

Will giants such as Meta and YouTube finally be forced to design less harmful products?

A plane taking off from an airport in Lebanon. In modern conflicts, states often lack full visibility over their territory. Airspace may be legally open while operationally unsafe.
THE BROAD VIEW

MH17 was the warning. The Middle East is the test

Aviation safety faces new challenges amid escalating US-Israel-Iran tensions. Is the industry ready?

Unlocking a new competitive tool for Singapore: demand for low-carbon products

Unlocking a new competitive tool for Singapore: demand for low-carbon products

How Asia’s trade hub can foster the right conditions for low-carbon markets to thrive

Indonesia occupies a pivotal position in global markets for coal, nickel, palm oil and gold.

Market volatility highlights Indonesia’s overlooked climate and resource risks

But challenges can be seen as an opportunity to link market reform and financial stability with better stewardship and environmental resilience

The WHO’s normative functions remain indispensable for coherent global action.
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

Rethinking our global health architecture in a fragmented world

The international health governance landscape is at a critical and precarious juncture

Global commerce's vulnerability to chokepoints is increasing due to geopolitical pressure and fragmented governance.
PERSPECTIVE

The new age of chokepoints

Why global commerce depends on too few places and too little governance

From left: Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO, Google DeepMind; Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief, The Economist; and Dario Amodei, CEO and co-founder, Anthropic.

The lab leaders want to slow down on AI. Someone needs to help them

Here is why ‘middle powers’ like Singapore may hold the key to coordinating the advance of AI

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

Navigating geopolitics for control of data in the AI era

With AI advancing faster than rule books, measures that are now voluntary could become mandatory; it’s happening in South Korea

To prosper in a fragmented world, Singapore must move beyond traditional trade facilitation and position itself as a “global notary” for supply chains.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Operationalising business trust: Why Singapore must move now

By investing in digital infrastructure and enterprise resilience, Budget 2026 can transform the Republic’s trust premium into a lasting competitive advantage