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Singapore at 60 (SG 60): A Time for Choosing
For fans of foreign affairs and students of public policy, a kind of Rorschach test is to ask them about Singapore and wait to see their...
Mark Chin
Feb 1711 min read


The New Space Race: A.I.
For once, one could not accuse Donald Trump of exaggeration. The arrival of budget Chinese chatbot DeepSeek to rival ChatGPT is nothing...
Mark Chin
Feb 65 min read


Trumped! (The Trade War Begins)
Voters like to complain that politicians either forget their promises upon election or water them down due “to unforeseen circumstances”...
Mark Chin
Feb 36 min read


We All Live in Trump's World Now (Inauguration Day, 2025)
The incoming US president Donald Trump generates torrents of diplomatic angst with seemingly outlandish statements about Canada becoming...
Mark Chin
Jan 199 min read


Oh Canada! (Justin Trudeau Exits)
Political leaders, like the products we purchase at supermarkets, all come with a ‘Best By’ date. Those who are sagacious enough to leave...
Mark Chin
Jan 137 min read


Ukraine 2025: Ending the Forever War
What will Trump 2.0 look like? From Brussels to Beijing, Moscow and Singapore, the whole political world seems trapped in amber and...
Mark Chin
Dec 30, 202414 min read


To Seek a Newer World: Time to escape from political nostalgia in an era many of us pretend to understand but few of us truly do.
"The long day wanes; the slow moon climbs; the deep Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer...
Mark Chin
Nov 25, 20246 min read


Into the Sunset: Joe Biden's Journey
One thing jumped out at me when reflecting upon the extraordinary decision of Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race: we will all...
Mark Chin
Nov 18, 20247 min read


Triumph of the Wily: Donald Trump, Comeback King
Love him or hate him, Donald Trump sure knows how to make a comeback. His first term in office ended in chaos and condemnation - even...
Mark Chin
Nov 11, 202414 min read


The Countdown Begins: (US Election 2024)
We have days before the most consequential American presidential election since the last one and a nervous calm has fallen over the...
Mark Chin
Nov 4, 20246 min read


The Return of the King: Donald Trump Redux
With just days to go until the U.S. 2024 presidential election, former President Donald Trump appears well positioned to reclaim the...
Mark Chin
Oct 28, 20247 min read


Uneasy Lies the Head...
It is a commonly held misconception (one fed by numerous portrayals in the media) that the American president is all-powerful), when in...
Mark Chin
Oct 21, 20247 min read


The Message, Not the Messenger...
American presidential elections are likened to marathons for good reason. The first caucus and primary elections for the respective...
Mark Chin
Sep 9, 202412 min read


Rage Against the Night
One minute. In scarcely 60 seconds a stream of bullets fuelled by irrational hate streams into crowds of partygoers on a Dayton, Ohio...
MC
Aug 10, 20198 min read


Cathedrals of the Heart
Nothing unites our collective consciousness faster and with greater clarity than tragedy. Whatever one’s religion, it was impossible to...
MC
Apr 21, 20193 min read


What the Old Year Could Teach the New
What does the passing of a man in 2018 -- albeit a great one -- have to do with the recently-dawned New Year? Quite a lot actually. For...
MC
Jan 1, 20194 min read


State of the Union
Another year. Another Fourth of July. Just one of many the man has seen. He’s older -- seen more, experienced more. His once thick brush...
MC
Jul 4, 20187 min read


Diversity Rules
There is nothing essentially out of place about seeing a stocky, broad-shouldered, vertically-challenged man sitting in what is...
MC
May 7, 20188 min read


The Dreamer: T.E. Lawrence & the Middle East
Donald Trump’s recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capitol was swift and predictable: Arab nations, among them hitherto staunch...
MC
Dec 12, 201710 min read


Becalmed At Home: Eroding Abroad
Almost a year into the Trump presidency, the United States domestically has not gone over a cliff. It's constitution-guaranteed system...
Jeremiah
Nov 28, 201710 min read
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