Defence Minister Sounds Alarm at RSIS Anniversary as Singapore Balances Geopolitics, Housing and Institutional Governance

Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing delivered a stark warning at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies' (RSIS) 30th anniversary lecture on Monday, declaring that Singapore must earn its relevance in a world increasingly fractured by US-China rivalry — and it cannot afford to manage any of its key relationships on autopilot. Speaking at the Parkroyal Collection Marina Bay, Chan laid out the case that understanding the worldviews, insecurities and ambitions of...