Commentaries

Commentary: ASEAN in the US-China contest

By Simon Tay and Jessica Wau For the East Asia Forum Quarterly Rising US–China tensions…

November 12, 20196 min

Commentaries

Commentary: Singapore’s balancing act in building defence ties

By Nicholas Fang For TODAY The recent renewal of a defence agreement by Prime Minister Lee…

October 1, 20197 min

Media Coverage

Thai MFA invites SIIA chairman to speak on ASEAN centrality amidst China-US tensions

SIIA Chairman, Associate Professor Simon Tay, on the invitation of Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs,…

September 2, 20191 min

Commentaries

Commentary: Sino-US tensions – the silver lining for Asean and Singapore

By Simon Tay and Jessica Wau For The Straits Times Many anticipate a Sino-American "war"…

August 23, 20191 min

Commentaries

Commentary: China’s naval expansionism is natural path for emerging global power

By Nicholas Fang & Aaron Choo For Nikkei Asian Review China's potential military expansion through…

August 5, 20191 min

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Commentary: Openness to geopolitical flux is part of Singapore’s DNA

By Simon Tay For The Straits Times Marking the 200th anniversary of Stamford Raffles' landing…

July 17, 20191 min

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May 22, 20191 min

Insights

Asia’s Reckoning: SIIA Chairman Simon Tay quoted on US withdrawal and Pax Sinica

In Asia's Reckoning: The Struggle for Global Dominance, author Richard McGregor, former bureau chief for…

March 27, 20193 min

Insights

13th Japan-Singapore Symposium – Forging Closer Ties

Together with the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), the Singapore Institute of International Affairs…

March 21, 20193 min

Commentaries

Commentary: To reclaim Philippines from Beijing’s grasp, US must look beyond the South China Sea

By Simon Tay For South China Morning Post International talk about the Philippines often focuses…

March 20, 20195 min

Commentaries

Commentary: The Trump-Kim bromance: is the honeymoon over?

By Nicholas Fang and Aaron Choo For The Business Times Following the blossoming of the historic bromance…

March 4, 20198 min

Media Coverage

How Asean think-tanks see the inter-Korea peace process [The Nation]

“I believe the choice of Vietnam is significant, given its history as a communist state…

March 1, 20191 min