Insights

South China Sea: A Quiet diplomacy needed to calm choppy waters

The much awaited ruling for the South China Sea territorial disputes was announced on Tuesday,…

July 15, 20163 min

Commentaries

Global, regional order under pressure, and changing

The decision by the United States Federal Reserve to raise interest rates is newsworthy, and…

December 30, 20156 min

Insights

Is ASEAN still at the heart of Asia?

The regional architecture in Asia is fast evolving, with China’s new initiatives gaining more traction.…

May 26, 20155 min

Insights

China’s moves and Asia’s responses

Earlier this month, the leader of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, made an…

April 23, 20156 min

InsightsMultimedia

3-on-3 with Xiao Geng: China’s economy and the region

How will China's economic slowdown affect Singapore and our neighbours in Southeast Asia? We spoke…

April 9, 20153 min

Media Coverage

AIIB can help Singapore cast wider net in sharing development expertise: Experts

SINGAPORE: Experts have said the Republic's decision to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank…

March 31, 20152 min

Past Events

Future50 – China in Asia: The Past, Future, and Singapore’s Responses

On Tuesday 31 March, the Singapore Institute of International Affairs organised a Future50 (F50) session…

February 2, 20156 min

Media Coverage

China’s Asian Bank may herald a new world order

A commentary by SIIA Chairman Simon Tay was quoted in The Nation: In a commentary…

November 19, 20141 min

Commentaries

Asian bank will not just be China’s domain

China has launched the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank with the conspicuous absence of the United…

October 31, 20145 min

Commentaries

A new bank for Asia, not China

China will be able to ease fears that it is buying political influence with its…

October 16, 20145 min

Commentaries

Trans-Pacific Trade in A Troubled World

When Japanese and American trade negotiators met in Washington DC last week, their bilateral discussions…

October 1, 20145 min

Insights

Limitations on China’s grand economic plans

Chinese President Xi Jinping just concluded his rounds in South Asia, with recent visits to…

September 25, 20143 min