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Letter to the Editor: Response to The Shangri-La Dialogue

November 24, 2020December 6, 2020

Shaun Seah responds to our previous article by Jina Lim, The Shangri-La Dialogue: Ensuring Singapore’s Relevance in Defence Diplomacy. In his letter, he highlights the value of a virtualised format in increasing capacity, accessibility, and diversity of participation, with a view towards leveling the diplomatic playing field for smaller and developing states. He also points out the added benefit of such platforms in lending clarity to strategic clashes amidst the current volatile global environment.

Letters to the Editor Refugee

LETTER: Asylum Policies Must Consider Risk of Exploitation

October 15, 2017October 24, 2018

In response to our recent piece by Theophilus Kwek proposing what asylum policies in Singapore could look like, a reader argues that the experiences of migrant workers and long-term immigrants form a cautionary tale to be considered before we naively implement asylum policies for refugees.