Shiwen Yap

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Shiwen Yap is a Singapore-based independent research analyst and venture architect specializing in market development and business strategy for early-stage ventures and SMEs. His expertise includes go-to-market execution and analysis of global affairs impact on business operations.

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Kurdish Autonomy: The Key to Turkish Unity?

In a geopolitically turbulent world, Turkey has the transformative opportunity to address long-standing grievances and foster national unity.Granting autonomy to Kurdish regions, along the...

Reforging Armenia: Crossroads to Clout

Armenia’s rugged terrain at the South Caucasus nexus — bridging Europe, Asia, and the Middle East — teeters between peril and promise. It straddles...

Sanctions, Tariffs, and Retaliation: Are Trade Wars the New Warfare?

In the new world order, tariffs have become a key battleground, particularly in the US-China strategic competition. As the global landscape fragments into interconnected...

Power at the Brink: Looming Leadership Crises in China and Russia

In recent decades, both Russia and China have increasingly concentrated power in the hands of their respective leaders — Vladimir Putin in Russia and...

Forging a New Trade Vision: The UK’s Commonwealth Common Market

The United Kingdom (UK) has the opportunity to reforge itself as a trade hub of the Global North through revitalizing its economic ties with...

Equity Reset: Singapore’s Path to Market Sovereignty

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) needs to implement more radical reforms to make the city-state’s equities market competitive. While the S$5 billion Equity...

Kashmir’s Path to Peace: Can Russia Bridge the Gap?

As tensions persist between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, and the broader regional balance sees an assertive China building its influence, an unlikely opportunity...

Saudi Arabia’s South Asia Pivot: A Quiet Chance to Unlock the Kashmir Stalemate

The Kashmir conflict has festered for decades, a stubborn scar on the face of South Asia, locking India and Pakistan in a cycle of...

ASEANAUK: A New Trade Bloc on the Horizon?

In an era of shifting geopolitical alliances and rising economic uncertainty, smaller trade alliances can fulfil the gap, ensuring economic security and supply chain...

Special Charter Zones: A Smarter Blueprint for Economic Development

In a world where the speed of innovation routinely outpaces the machinery of government bureaucracy, special charter zones (SCZs) are a new paradigm, emerging...

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The New Test of US-Iran Diplomacy

The 14-point Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United...

China, the IRGC, and Tehran’s New Power Centers

China is adopting a pragmatic approach to its post-war...

Lebanon Ceasefire Agreed After US-Iran Talks Scrapped

Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire in Lebanon...

African Union Endorses the U.S.-Iran Peace Agreement

The African Union (AU) has welcomed the peace agreement...
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