The article was first published by The Straits Times on November 23, 2016.
Ye Htut is Visiting Senior Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
The article was first published by The Straits Times on November 23, 2016.
Leo Suryadinata is Visiting Senior Fellow and Mustafa Izzuddin is Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
The article was first published by The New York Times on November 22, 2016.
Dr Ian Storey is Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
The article was first published by TODAY on November 22, 2016.
Dr Charlotte Setijadi is Visiting Fellow and Dr Norshahril Saat is Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
The article was first published online by Malay Mail Online on November 10, 2016.
Dr Ooi Kee Beng is Deputy Director of ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
The article was published online by Channel NewsAsia on November 20, 2016.
Dr Norshahril Saat is Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
The article was first published by The Jakarta Post on November 21, 2016.
Dr Mustafa Izzuddin is Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
Donald Trump rode on nostalgia and middle class anxiety to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. By skilfully mixing longing for a bygone America with the insecurities wrought by globalisation, president-elect Trump was able to exploit unhappiness over immigration, structural unemployment and stagnant wages, all of which are not alien to Singapore.
One of the abiding narratives during the campaign was that the brash billionaire was tapping into the frustrations of the white working class. Non-college educated white men, sick and tired of seeing their jobs flee to China and Mexico, were ready to, in a highly counter-intuitive manner, throw their lot with a real estate tycoon who had built a business that rode the very crest of globalisation.
The article was first published by VICE Media on 18 November 2016.
Dr Charlotte Setijadi is Visiting Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
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“Strong Malay Support for Bersih”, a Commentary by Ooi Kee Beng