United States
Politics
Bilahari Kausikan: The Korean Peninsula and the future of East Asian geopolitics
Former Singapore diplomat Bilahari Kausikan believes that a momentous strategic shift is underway on the Korean Peninsula, impacting the East Asian geopolitical landscape. The rise of a nuclear-armed North Korea and a transactional US alliance system are forcing a structural reset. An independent nuclear path for South Korea and Japan may be next.
Bilahari Kausikan
16 Oct 2026
Politics
Trump-Xi summit: India need not fear a G2 — yet
The Trump-Xi summit produced neither a US-China G2 nor major deals at India’s expense. But regular engagement between Washington and Beijing could reshape the strategic triangle — and leave New Delhi wondering where it fits. ISAS academic Ivan Lidarev gives his analysis.
Ivan Lidarev
07 Oct 2026
Politics
How Trump’s new Greenland deal locks China out
Trump’s Greenland deal falls short of full control, but it cements a crucial shift: turning informal curbs on Chinese and foreign economic influence into formal security policy. Academic Marc Jacobsen analyses the changes that entails.
Marc Jacobsen
05 Oct 2026
Politics
Trump-Xi summit: The ‘China threat’ and America’s real war
American commentary is resurrecting the “China threat” narrative ahead of Xi’s visit. US academic Ma Haiyun takes a look at US foreign policy towards China and Israel, revealing a stark asymmetry in how US’s foreign entanglements are managed and judged.
Ma Haiyun
24 Sep 2026
Politics
Trump-Xi summit: What can the US and China actually agree on?
US and Chinese officials meet in New York to tackle a range of issues, including trade and AI, laying the groundwork for concrete deliverables for the expected Trump-Xi summit in Washington DC. Lianhe Zaobao correspondent Liu Liu tells us more.
Liu Liu
21 Sep 2026
Politics
A fairer map? Why the US said no
A recent UN resolution backing the Equal Earth projection highlights how global mapmaking is as much about political power and ideological perception as it is about geographic accuracy and digital technology. Academic Zhang Tiankan gives his take on the matter.
Zhang Tiankan
18 Sep 2026
Politics
Why Trump is ready to lose the midterms
As the US midterms loom and polls plunge, Donald Trump appears strangely indifferent to his party’s fate. US commentator Ian Bremmer argues that despite Trump’s claims of rigged systems, US institutional guardrails will hold as the post-Trump era nears.
Ian Bremmer
07 Aug 2026
Politics
Fukuyama: A superpower at war with itself
Political scientist Francis Fukuyama tells Lianhe Zaobao video producer Audrey Jiajia Li that America on its 250th anniversary is divided and polarised as never before, but there is still hope if it can believe in itself again.
Audrey Jiajia Li
13 Jul 2026
Politics
Aircraft carriers cannot erase Asian civilisational memory
Military superiority can destroy infrastructure, but it cannot erase a people’s past. Historian Wu Guo takes a look at how centuries of collective identity have formed an unbreakable shield against American intervention.
Wu Guo
10 Jul 2026
Technology
Cheap, fast and everywhere: Why China leads AI adoption
The tech race is not just about building the smartest AI — it is about who uses it first. China’s mature ecosystems and practical demands are driving hyper-rapid adoption, beating the US and other markets, says academic Huijuan Peng.
Huijuan Peng
09 Jul 2026