Geopolitics

News analysis

Russia’s Putin faces domestic headwinds but grip on power is tight

President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating in April dipped to its lowest since 2022.

Seeing eye to eye? What the Takaichi-Lee snapshot says about Japan-South Korea ties

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi posing with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's glasses, during her visit to Andong on May 19.

Beyond bromance: Xi-Putin summit a nod to China’s superpower status

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping following their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on May 20.

News analysis

Singapore economy can overcome tariff and war risks as global trade continues to grow

Asian economies likely to experience a trade boom as investments in manufacturing surge, analysts say.

Iran says it has conveyed its concerns over latest US peace proposal

People drive past a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran.

Branded Content

How to build resilience amid geopolitical tensions and AI disruption

With geopolitical tensions feeding through to energy prices, inflation and growth expectations, quality and selectivity are becoming essential for credit investors.

Taiwan presses case for US arms after Trump says he’s undecided on new sales

US President Donald Trump has said he plans to talk to Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te.

China factor spices up tussle over key part of the Indian Ocean

Campaigners protesting outside the High Court in London in 2025 against the British government's move to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

News analysis

Australia, US, then Japan: What’s behind Indonesia’s flurry of defence deals?

Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (right) with Indonesia's Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin during a visit in May 2026.

The myth of South Korea’s China pivot

Some analysts have wrongly concluded that South Korea is getting closer to China.

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