Singapore

Lacking a serious vision for the region, the administration is aiming low.

There is no sweet spot to keep both Beijing and Washington happy, but that hasn’t kept Singapore from trying.

Populist politicians love to belittle experts, but when it’s a matter of life and death, the precautionary principle and expertise are what counts.

Why paranoid island states have done the best when it comes to fighting COVID-19.

Here are five of our best pieces on how East Asia handled the pandemic.

U.S. allies have grown comfortable with Trump and his tough approach to China—and are anxious about a Biden victory.

The election may push the ruling People’s Action Party to rethink its approach.

In Southeast Asia, the coronavirus pandemic has provided a handy excuse for a clampdown on free speech.

The outbreak in crowded dorms has brought out the city-state’s prejudices.

Though the curve has flattened, new cases have exploded among migrant workers who live in the country’s far-flung dormitories. Human rights watchers say these developments should be no surprise.

Claims of political contagion are establishment fantasies.

Asian-American politics don't translate on screen into sensitivity to Singapore's real issues.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security advisor was marginalized at the summit, but his hard-nosed approach will be essential to dismantling North Korea’s nukes.

Here are five issues to watch moving forward.

The G-7 and Singapore summits have put on display breathtaking strategic incoherence and appalling moral vacuity on the part of the Trump administration.

At the Singapore summit, the U.S. president let Kim off the hook.

The United States needs its allies if it wants to make a deal with North Korea.

Trump is putting on a show in Singapore, and the media is falling for it.