SINGAPORE - As the Middle East and China become closer through economic and trade links, it is natural that Gulf countries will also look at additional facets of the relationship such as security, said Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - As the Middle East and China become closer through economic and trade links, it is natural that Gulf countries will also look at additional facets of the relationship such as security, said Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam on Wednesday.
He was speaking at a dialogue at the Middle East Institute Annual Conference held at the Orchard Hotel on the topic of “The New Middle East and the Return of Great Power Competition”. Mr Shanmugam said countries in the Middle East have the agency to shape their regional environment, and are increasingly doing so.to restore diplomatic relations, Oman had played a significant role behind the scenes, working quietly over two years of active diplomacy, he cited.
Rather, in some ways, the US has moved from its posture of direct intervention to becoming more of an “offshore balancer”, similar to what happened in South-east Asia after the Vietnam War, he said.
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