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 the right of passage through Strait of Hormuz matters to everyone, not just Singapore

Speaker: Dr Tara Davenport 15 April 2026

Negotiating over tolls or safe passage through the strait at the centre of the US-Iran war is a compromise Singapore cannot afford to make.

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Weathering the challenges ahead: Education on security issues is key

Speaker: Speaker: Associate Professor Bilveer Singh | 21 August 2022

US-China ties most fraught in decades

Speaker: Speaker: Kevin Rudd, Chan Heng Chee | 20 August 2022

NUS-led study finds extreme debtors may be exposed to debt accumulation due to inflated sense of self-control

Speaker: Speaker: Jia Lile | 16 August 2022

US-China ties: Kissinger may be humanity's last hope

Speaker: Speaker: Kishore Mahbubani | 11 August 2022

A lot of swot – good or not?

Speaker: Speaker: Kelvin Seah Kah Cheng | 10 August 2022

Should ASEAN be an organisation based on the rule of law?

Speaker: Tommy Koh | 4 August 2022

Fighting inflation is more than having higher wages offset increased cost of living

Speaker: Terence Ho | 2 August 2022

Rise above blame games to meet common challenge of future pandemics

Speaker: Wang Linfa | 2 August 2022

Renewing an exceptional Singapore

Speaker: Speaker: Terence Ho | 27 July 2022

From fighting climate change to illness – why mangroves are worth celebrating

Speaker: Speaker: Daniel Friess | 26 July 2022

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