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Facing up to the realities of Trump 2.0
Rather than mourn the passing of an exceptional period in history, countries need to adapt to the new transactional America. Asia is better able than Europe to do so.
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The writer says Asia is better placed to deal with US President Donald Trump or a Trump-like future president than other regions.
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How should Singaporeans deal with Trump 2.0, in the wake of the US President’s recent fusillade of threats and tariffs and as Europeans recoiled in horror at last week’s open row with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky
Singapore may face unique difficulties. More than in any other Asian country, a proportionally larger section of our establishment – our public service, intellectual and business elites – have studied and worked in the US. We speak the same language, went to the same universities, get our news from much the same sources, and know many of the same people.
