On 2^nd February 2026 the US President Donald Trump announced that America will establish a US$12bn rare earths stockpile called Project Vault.

The Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, gave a speech to the World Economic Forum at Davos on 20th January 2026.

The Democracy Index is published by the Economist Intelligence Unit which is part of The Economist Group, who produce the weekly newspaper The Economist.

In an era of increasingly sophisticated ‘fake news’, POFMA is a response of Singapore to help protect its public against online harm by countering falsehoods posted online.

‘Democracy’ literally means ‘rule by the people’. There are different flavours of democracy but they all involve some sort of participation (or having a say) by the people in the governance of their society.

Thailand and Cambodia are in conflict at the present time of writing (December 2025). Both are members of ASEAN, as is Singapore. What role can ASEAN play in helping to resolve the conflict?