TR EMERITUS

The Hague Tribunal (Philippines vs China – South China Sea) delivered a verdict that was not unexpected but perhaps more comprehensive than most predicted. The key findings: 1. None of the features claimed by China along the Spratly Islands are capable of generating an exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Under the United Nations Convention... 

‘There is one terrorist in this world that the world needs to be aware of, and his name is Tony Blair, the world’s worst terrorist.’ Said Sarah O’Conner in a press conference reported by Agence France Presse. Her brother Bob was killed in Iraq in 2005 when Tony Blair ordered the invasion Iraq with British troops. The... 

Speaking to Chinese youth in Beijing. ST 7 Jul, Chan Chun Sing told his Chinese audience that Singapore does not take sides in foreign policy. In recent comments by govt officials, it is very difficult to believe how this is the case when the position was so clearly pro USA and anti China. At one point a diplomat had to retracted...