Teow Loon's recent articles
14 October 2021
The cringe comes back: has Australia misunderstood its place in Asia again?
With the ever-worsening Australia-China relationship, this may be the right time to examine what is it in the Australian cultural behaviour that has landed us in this predicament.
14 September 2021
The Singapore mouse that taught the China elephant
Compare Singapore's dextrous diplomacy with the clumsy manner in which the Australian government handles its relationship with China.
6 September 2021
Human rights by US vice president: the last refuge of scoundrels
Kamala Harris's trip through South-east Asia, touting the US's commitment to human rights, was full of ironies.
25 August 2021
Afghanistan: Was September 11 the only reason for the attack on Afghanistan?
In one of his latest statements, Joe Biden reiterated the US states mission in Afghanistan, America went to Afghanistan 20 years ago to defeat the forces that attacked this country on September 11th. That mission resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden over a decade ago and the degradation of al Qaeda.
5 June 2021
Has the lesson of Guernica been forgotten?
Eighty four years ago, the much loved Spanish artist Pablo Picasso made a statement about war through a mural called Guernica named after the Basque town that bore that name. Have we forgotten his message?