Insights

Singapore’s Role in ASEAN’s Sustainable Infrastructure

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is often lauded as the new growth frontier…

September 4, 20183 min

Reports and Conference Highlights

Summary Report: Making the Belt and Road Work for ASEAN

Date :30 Aug 2018   This summary report surveys recent events and trends that have…

August 30, 20181 min

Insights

E-Commerce Meets Smart Cities: Expanding the Digital Silk Road in ASEAN

E-commerce and “smart cities” initiatives in ASEAN are increasingly being co-developed by both Chinese and…

August 29, 20184 min

Insights

Understanding the “Digital Silk Road”: Implications for ASEAN

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is about more than physical infrastructure. Beyond the fanfare…

August 27, 20185 min

Insights

Moon’s Singapore Visit Shifts Strategic Weight to ASEAN

On 11 July 2018, South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Singapore for a three-day…

July 27, 20184 min

Multimedia

The Haze Fighters of Sungai Tohor

Titled “The Haze Fighters of Sungai Tohor”, this eco-documentary highlights how Indonesia’s land reform push…

July 24, 20182 min

Insights

The Price of Pollution: Tax as a Flexible Green Policy Tool in ASEAN

ASEAN’s economy is expected to grow at an estimated 5.1 percent annually, but its energy…

July 20, 20184 min

Media Coverage

S’pore and ASEAN committed to green growth, development: Ministers [5th SDSWR]

Two years since the Paris Agreement, many ASEAN countries are placing increasing emphasis on combating…

May 25, 20184 min

Media Coverage

SIIA congratulates Dr Yeo Lay Hwee, winner of ASEF Diversity Creates Award 1997-2017

The Singapore Institute of International Affairs would like to congratulate Dr. Yeo Lay Hwee, Director,…

May 14, 20181 min

Insights

US-China: Trade War or Trade Skirmish?

The US and China are currently engaged in trade negotiations, but can a deal be…

May 11, 20184 min

Commentaries

Commentary: Asean’s active role in the greening of growth

By Simon Tay and Fawziah Selamat For The Business Times SUSTAINABILITY issues are still often…

May 11, 20187 min

Commentaries

Commentary: Positioning ASEAN for a trade war

By Hank Lim and Shangari Kiruppalini For The Business Times THE tit-for-tat trade spat between…

April 16, 20184 min