Singapore foreign policy

On his first state visit to Beijing, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong described the China-Singapore relationship as "more important than before."

History suggests that the city-state will maintain its steady, pragmatic course through increasingly turbulent international waters.

The upgrade came three days after Vietnam similarly elevated Indonesia to the highest tier in its diplomatic hierarchy.

Former Singapore diplomat Kishore Mahbubani writes about pragmatism in foreign policy.

If the growing West-China division is to be bridged, the Western world needs a more nuanced interpretation of China. Singapore can play that role.

In a new book, the outspoken former diplomat offers his prescriptions for a world, and a region, in flux.

Despite the twists and turns in their nations' ties, Joko Widodo and Lee Hsien Loong will leave things much better than they found them.

Lee Hsien Loong's state visit was a reminder that Singapore has long been, and is likely to remain, Canberra's most "like-minded" partner in Southeast Asia.

Insights from Ja Ian Chong. 

Insights from Linda Lim.

The two leaders pledged their commitment to a "rules-based order" that they said was under unprecedented attack.

The city-state will impose export controls on items with a military use, and block certain financial transactions with Russian banks.