TR EMERITUS

Is Lawrence Wong talking through his backside? As the designated leader of a small country, is he internationally recognised as an expert in geopolitics to comment on the affairs of bigger states? In its recently updated White Paper on Taiwan, China has removed the paragraph on not using force, and has taken a more aggressive... 

China will invade Taiwan eventually and it will disregard international views. It is not doing it right now because it still lacks the necessary military might to achieve a decisive victory. It has nothing to do with how other countries look upon its military actions. Russia invading Ukraine is fundamentally different from China... 

Since National Day has just passed, I thought it might be worthwhile to talk about the topic of patriotism or the love of one’s nation. If you look at the rise of hard right snake oil salesmen that have been popping up all over the place in the last half decade, you will realise that we are living in a time when the term “patriotism”...