Retrospective on the 2024 US Presidential Election campaign.
There's finally a chance to see the election in some perspective. Each of Donald Trump's elections have been nail-biting. For me, the trouble started with Joe Biden's nomination in 2020. He wasn't...
View ArticleAmerica's relationship with Asia
America is, to paraphrase Walt Whitman, big. After starting to see Singapore from the perspective of outsiders, I came to see Singapore from the outside. Singapore is basically a Chinatown with an...
View ArticleGeneral Elections 2025
One of the most interesting things that's happened in the elections is WP not contesting in Marine Parade. There have been various reasons given for Marine Parade not being contested. One of them is...
View ArticleWestern military powers in East Asia
There are important lessons to be learnt in the Malayan campaign, and it is an essential part of the history lessons for Singaporean students including myself, I grew up in Singapore. The larger...
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