https://www.scmp.com/rss/525401/feed Steven Okun is CEO of APAC Advisors, a geopolitical strategy and responsible investment firm headquartered in Singapore. He was elected as chair to multiple terms of the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore and the AmChams of the Asia-Pacific. He served in the Clinton administration as deputy general counsel at the US Department of Transportation. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Steven Okun Steven Okun US President Donald Trump has appointed Nick Adams, the Australian-American social media influencer and self-styled “alpha male”, as special presidential envoy for American tourism, exceptionalism and values. “I look forward to serving as America’s brand ambassador, bringing the message of America’s excellence to the entire world,” Adams wrote on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter. “With America 250, the Fifa World Cup and the Olympics coming up, the world needs to be reminded of... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3348478/why-crisis-hit-asia-unlikely-embrace-trumps-america-250-party?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3348478/why-crisis-hit-asia-unlikely-embrace-trumps-america-250-party?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:30:07 +0000 Steven Okun Steven Okun In his farewell address, then US president Ronald Reagan advocated for the United States to do “a better job of getting across that America is freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise. And freedom is special and rare”. The Trump administration should follow Reagan’s advice as it designs global celebrations for the country’s 250th anniversary. The US should showcase its founding principles of equality, pluralism, freedom of speech and religious liberty. It should... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3344465/250-us-should-promote-its-values-asia-not-spectacle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3344465/250-us-should-promote-its-values-asia-not-spectacle?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:30:06 +0000