Geopolitics

Everyone wants to be ‘high agency’ now

“High agency” is now being branded as a personality trait.

Could NATO be collateral damage from Trump’s Iran war?

But while previous storms have blown over, there is increasing anxiety among some US allies that this time the damage might be harder to recover from.

Macron lauds Europe’s ‘predictability’ in seeming contrast to Trump

France's President Emmanuel Macron spoke of the “dramatic impacts on energy” as a result of the war.

A forgotten crisis explains today’s oil shock and Asia’s likely next steps

Asian economies will stop at nothing to secure energy independence, even if it angers Western allies.

‘We miss the simplest things’: Tehran residents on edge after month of war

People sit inside a cafe in downtown Tehran, where they find a sliver of normalcy amid a war.

News analysis

A toothless Iran? Missile and drone strikes show it can still inflict pain

Emergency responders at the site of a strike in the town of Eshtaol, Israel.

China, Japan among popular destinations at NATAS travel fair amid concerns over Mid-East crisis

Tour agency ASA Holidays sees a rising demand for tours to Chinese destinations. The company is one of 74 exhibitors at the Natas Travel Fair held from March 27 to 29.

‘A top person’: Who is Donald Trump dealing with in Iran?

Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf is considered as now the de facto wartime leader of Iran.

Climate change and Singapore’s adaptation strategy cannot wait for geopolitics to stabilise

As Singapore braces for rising sea levels in the future, both the government and private landowners will share the responsibility for putting coastal protection measures in place.

Trump says US considering ‘winding down’ Iran war; Natanz nuclear facility attacked

Palestinian officials inspecting the remains of a ballistic missile that landed in Anza village, near the West Bank city of Jenin, on March 20.

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