As we step into 2024 under the shadows of a protracted war in Ukraine and Gaza, it is an opportune time for Singaporeans to reflect how the geopolitical landscape may affect our social fabric.
As we step into 2024 under the shadows of a protracted war in Ukraine and Gaza, it is an opportune time for Singapore ans to reflect how the geopolitical landscape may affect our social fabric . We need to be cognisant of the geographic limitations we face as a global city-state , and how the evolving forces among our major trading partners will shape their engagement with us. Small states like Singapore are inherently vulnerable as our existential conditions are influenced by larger countries.
Yet global economic competitive rankings feature a disproportionate number of small economies such as Singapore, Switzerland, and New Zealand. This irony is not uncanny as this group has little room for governance errors
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