ASEAN Amidst US-China Tensions

Southeast Asia now finds itself at the heart of a growing storm. As the geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China intensifies, ASEAN nations are navigating a delicate balance between two competing powers. Today, we speak with LKYSPP Professor Khong Yuen Fong, Li Ka Shing Professor i…

Policy Unpacked: Policy Unpacked - Work, AI, and the Role of Public Policy

Is your job safe from AI? Or is the real question, is your country ready? As artificial intelligence reshapes, Singapore faces a critical challenge. How do we equip citizens to thrive? And how must public policy evolve to redefine the social contract between government, businesses and workers? We'…

Policy Unpacked: Rethinking the Social Contract

In the first episode of our newly launched podcast series, “Policy Unpacked”, we explore Singapore’s “small nation, big journey,” featuring Terence Ho, Adjunct Associate Professor in Practice at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and author of “How Singapore Beat the Odds.” The conversation e…

Foreseeable Podcast: The United Nations at 80: Power, Peace and a Changing World Order

Today we put the spotlight on the United Nations as it turns 80 years old in 2025. Current global crises, such as geopolitical conflicts, climate change, and humanitarian disasters are profoundly testing the UN's existing mechanisms and its capacity to respond effectively. We sit down with Professo…

Foreseeable Podcast: The choice to be honest: Behavioural nudges in policy design

In this episode of the Foreseeable podcast series, Associate Professor Leong Ching unpacks a behavioural experiment that explores how opt-in monitoring affects honesty across nine countries. With insights drawn from behavioural economics and public policy, she discusses how low-cost, non-intrusive …

Foreseeable Podcast: South Korean politics: Impeachment, elections, and international impact

In this episode of the Foreseeable podcast series, Assistant Professor Yongwook Ryu offers an in-depth analysis of South Korea's political upheaval marked by the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. Explore the causes and effects of this dramatic political saga and understand its domestic politi…

Foreseeable Podcast: Future-Ready Governance

Terence Ho, Adjunct Associate Professor in Practice at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, is a former policymaker and now academic. Terence's latest book, ‘Future-Ready Governance: Perspectives on Singapore and the World’, is a collection of essays exploring how Singapore is addressing criti…

Singapore Budget 2025: A New Social Compact?

Singapore Budget 2025 is a landmark one, coinciding with the year Singapore turns 60, and arriving ahead of the General Elections. This is also the first Budget under Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. But beyond the headline-grabbing incentives, does Budget 2025 truly create opportunities for all? The…

Foreseeable Podcast: The Longevity Revolution: How Art, AI & Agency are Reframing Ageing

As lifespans increase, it's projected that 2.1 billion people will be aged 65 and above by 2050. That's one reason why it's so important to address the negativity surrounding ageing, as positive perceptions of ageing can lead to longer and healthier lives. Dr Reuben Ng is an Assistant Professor at …

Foreseeable Podcast: Navigating Trump 2.0: Challenges and Opportunities for Southeast Asia

Dr Denis Hew is Senior Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Prior to taking up his current appointment, he was director of the APEC Policy Support Unit, PSU, from 2011 to 2022. Dr Hew also spent two years in the Asian Development Bank, ADB …