Outside my circle of competence, but one of my long standing beliefs is that Singaporean diplomats are worth paying attention to because they can’t afford to get things wrong; the foreign service tries to see things as it truly is.
This was a good read.
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"But the US does not consult you merely for the pleasure of your company, but to ascertain what you are prepared to do with it to meet strategic and regional challenges."
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It often feels like Bilahari's job is to express what LHL can't say publicly. Doesn't seem like coincidence that the two are loosely coordinated in what they do.
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