Geopolitics

Businesses ill-equipped even as global uncertainty hits 20-year high, warns Davos study

Global uncertainty has surged to a 20-year peak in 2025, yet most companies remain ill-prepared to manage it, says a new report released on Jan 12 at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland.

The US sphere of influence is bigger than it looks

The snatching of then President Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela by the US can be viewed as a Trumpian challenge to Russia and China, says the writer.

China touts its governance model as Trump tests global norms

Mr Liu Haixing, who leads the agency in charge of outreach to foreign political parties, argued that China’s rise has shattered what he calls the “Western-centric” logic that equates modernisation with Westernisation.

Overseas volunteering must move beyond personal fulfilment and good intentions

stvolunteering - Senior Nurse Clinician Maria Binte Jumhasan (in orange), a Singapore International Volunteer, demonstrates how to manage a breech delivery at a district hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. (Photo: Singapore International Foundation) Copyright: ST

Longer-term consequences of US strike on Venezuela concerning for small states: SM Lee

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that Singapore has always stated its position unequivocally and voted accordingly at the United Nations.

China metals in grip of frenzy as investors bet on global rally

Heightened geopolitical risk and expectations of a lower interest-rate environment in China and the US are driving investors to pour capital into raw materials.

The great unravelling has begun

Smoke billowing over Caracas after a series of explosions during a US military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Madruo on Jan 3.

Trump now has his very own oil empire

A statue of a hand holding a drilling rig near the headquarters of PDVSA, Venezuela's state oil company, in Caracas.

Netflix withdraws Chinese drama in Vietnam over nine-dash line map

Underscoring Vietnam’s sensitivity over China’s claims, the order was made even though the map is only visible in a college lecture scene in the dramatic series.

News analysis

Oil prices unlikely to be hit in the near term following US capture of Venezuela’s Maduro

Pipelines and an oil pump jack are seen in an oil field near Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. Most analysts believe oil prices will continue to fall through 2026 amid a global supply glut.

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