nationalism

Across every dimension, including the economy, the greatest threat to well-being today is political.

This sort of nationalism, regardless of why people espouse it, will ruthlessly devour its own.

In times of international crisis, playing the nationalist card is the easiest and crudest form of domestic politics. But in the cold light of day, it does not fix a single problem.

(Dec 27): Domestic politics, geopolitics and economics will be intertwined in 2020 to an extent unmatched in decades. Weak economic performance and problematic governance in much of the world risk setting in motion a vicious circle: Adverse economic outco

SINGAPORE (Aug 12): This year, Singapore celebrates roughly 720 years since it first emerged as trading centre for the region. It is also 200 years since Raffles re-established Singapore as a regional port, and the 60th anniversary of self-government. The

SINGAPORE (Aug 12): This year, Singapore celebrates roughly 720 years since it first emerged as trading centre for the region. It is also 200 years since Raffles re-established Singapore as a regional port, and the 60th anniversary of self-government. The

SINGAPORE (May 14): Late on the night of May 8, Chloe Choo began looking at flight tickets. The 35-year-old distribution manager living in Singapore had not planned to return to Malaysia to vote. “I did not have much leave left. There was an emergency a

SINGAPORE (Jan 25): The fate of the world lies heavily in what happens in the 85% of the world's population that lives outside of North America and Europe, particularly Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

SAN FRANCISCO (May 26): Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg told Harvard graduates that they need to help others find purpose in a world where machines are taking away some of the steady jobs and communities aren’t as stable, leading t

SINGAPORE (April 27): Given the disparate political views and economic agendas of French presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, VP Bank believes the behaviour of financial markets in response to either victory, after the upcoming retur