Category: Geopolitics
For essays concerning geopolitical events
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By Xavier Lim Preface Terrorism is defined as the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, in particular against civilians, for political causes. Since the 9/11 attacks in New York at the turn of the millennium, terrorism has risen to notoriety as one of the global communities’ greatest humanitarian and institutional threats. Having established itself as…
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By Xavier Lim Preface China’s rapid rise and industrialisation within the last few decades showcases the revertion of the world order towards a historical norm, taking into context the geopolitical dominance displayed by the various Chinese civilisations since millenia. It was only in the past two centuries did China undergo reforms, revolutions and transformations on…
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By Xavier Lim Preface The recent breakout of yet another border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia in May 2025 highlighted the inherited geopolitical issues from decades of colonial interference of modern day post-colonial states, alongside the impacts of nationalist sentiments fuelled by domestic policies that resulted in some of the fiercest fighting in Southeast Asia…
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By Dhruv Manoj Singapore, the Chinese Wave, and the Limits of Flexible Identity By the time you queue for your Luckin Coffee in a Jurong mall, wait behind a Mandarin-speaking family at a Haidilao in Orchard, or scroll past yet another headline about a Chinese tech firm “relocating” its headquarters to Raffles Place, something is…
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