https://www.scmp.com/rss/330342/feed Joergen Oerstroem Moeller is an associate senior fellow at the ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore, an adjunct professor at Singapore Management University & Copenhagen Business School and an honorary alumni, at the University of Copenhagen. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com On November 5, Americans will go to the ballot box in what could be one of the most important elections in the country’s history. It looks likely that the result will confirm that the nation is divided into three camps, unable and unwilling to interact. Many do not vote, while the rest are roughly evenly split between voting Republican or Democrat. The strength of a democracy is that the electorate listens to debates, opinions and programmes of the candidates, judges the parties on the basis of... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3280750/how-another-close-election-could-add-rampant-us-dysfunction?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3280750/how-another-close-election-could-add-rampant-us-dysfunction?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Oct 2024 21:30:07 +0000 The global power game is reminiscent of the scene from The Godfather where Michael Corleone, having taken the reins of the family business, decides to do away with all his enemies in one stroke. Ukraine’s resolute defence after being attacked by Russia gifted the US a chance to consolidate its position as a hyperpower. And the opportunity was taken. From a geopolitical perspective, an intriguing moment came on April 25 when US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin said the US wanted to make Russia... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3184485/us-has-outmanoeuvred-russia-great-power-game-china-next?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3184485/us-has-outmanoeuvred-russia-great-power-game-china-next?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Jul 2022 16:30:15 +0000 The United States is shifting the battleground for global power from money, finance and trade to technology. This approach poses serious risks for global trade and investment. It involves three steps. First, China is seeking to skip the initial and often risky development phase of new technology, where failures are common and costly. Instead, Beijing has demanded technology transfers as a condition for foreign investment. If foreign companies do not comply, a number of obstacles complicate... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2184325/us-waging-war-chinese-hi-tech-it-cant-thwart?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2184325/us-waging-war-chinese-hi-tech-it-cant-thwart?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 31 Jan 2019 17:00:00 +0000