Thought Leadership

Some of the world’s leaders, and leading thinkers from NUS and overseas, regularly gather and add to the rich diversity of thoughts and ideas on our campuses, in Singapore and across the globe.
Here’s what they had to share.

Why Asian nations should pause when America beckons

Why Asian nations should pause when America beckons

Speaker: Simon Tay 14 Jul 2022

As America steps up its engagements with Asia once again, Associate Professor Simon Tay from NUS’ Faculty of Law, who is also Chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, cautions that Asian countries should carefully consider if America’s proposals fit their interests and concerns, or if they seem inconsistent and potentially unreliable. Given factors such as the increasing severity of the US-China conflict, and the current mood of instability in American domestic politics, Associate Professor Tay suggests that Asian countries should guard their interests by finding new ways to foster cooperation regionally and globally, instead of relying solely on America to set the global rules of engagement for all to follow.

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If Singapore decides to invest in nuclear energy, floating power plants deserve a closer look

If Singapore decides to invest in nuclear energy, floating power plants deserve a closer look

Speaker: Dr Stefan Huebner, Senior Research Fellow from the Asia Research Institute at NUS 14 Mar 2025

Will new electoral boundaries affect voting patterns in GE2025?

Will new electoral boundaries affect voting patterns in GE2025?

Dr Teo Kay Key, Research Fellow at IPS Social Lab at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS 14 Mar 2025

Many of us use screens for stress relief, but it's actually making us worse

Many of us use screens for stress relief, but it's actually making us worse

Dr Samer Elhajjar, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Marketing at NUS Business School 6 Mar 2025

To raise the birth rate, the middle ground is fertile ground

To raise the birth rate, the middle ground is fertile ground

Dr Kalpana Vignehsa, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS 3 Mar 2025

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