Can Singapore Help Europe Rethink Its Indo-Pacific Strategy?
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Singapore proposing closer EU-CPTPP ties in trade, undersea infrastructure, and industrial AI. Singapore, with its strategy of balancing major powers, may offer insights for Europe's challenges in the Indo-Pacific.
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