https://www.scmp.com/rss/500681/feed David Adelman served as US Ambassador to Singapore from 2010-2013. He is a partner in the global law firm Reed Smith LLP, based in New York, regularly working from the firm’s office in Asia. He is an adjunct professor at New York University where he teaches international relations and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also a trustee of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com All eyes will be on the election results coming in from across the United States this week in anticipation of a dramatic conclusion to a wild national campaign. The expected record high turnout and historic percentage of votes cast by mail, however, foreshadow a contested outcome, and it may not be possible to declare a winner quickly. Uncertainty on election night will undoubtedly elicit memories of 2000’s too-close-to-call US election and the Florida recount litigation. Then, as now, culture... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3108030/us-presidential-election-why-stakes-are-especially-high-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3108030/us-presidential-election-why-stakes-are-especially-high-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Nov 2020 17:30:12 +0000 With Washington preoccupied with the fallout from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report and focused on the beginning of the 2020 presidential campaign, US engagements across the Pacific have slipped precipitously down its national priority list. The political chaos at home has sown doubts about America’s Asia strategy, when Washington’s dependability is more important than at any time since the cold war. Contrast America’s current posture in Asia with developments over the preceding 70 years.... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/3008466/us-needs-get-back-asia-and-be-stable-counter-chinas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/3008466/us-needs-get-back-asia-and-be-stable-counter-chinas?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 May 2019 17:00:13 +0000