Author: See Seng Tan

Israel’s officials are contemplating the possibility of initiating a preemptive attack on Iran if there is a threat of an imminent strike from Tehran. Israel’s officials are contemplating the possibility of initiating a preemptive attack on Iran if there is a threat of an imminent strike from Tehran, as reported by the Times of Israel on Monday. “Israel would consider launching a preemptive strike to deter Iran if it uncovered airtight evidence that Tehran was preparing to mount an attack,” the Israeli newspaper stated. According to Times of Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gathered Israel’s top security officials for a meeting on…

A potential Kamala Harris presidency is unlikely to change existing US foreign policy towards the Indo-Pacific region. That said, the possibility that a Harris administration may rely on ideas provided by Rebecca Lissner, a key adviser to Harris, for its foreign policy cannot be ruled out. While such a direction may provoke antagonism from China, a Harris foreign policy – relative to the prospect of another Trump presidency and its attendant uncertainties – may not be as bad for ASEAN. Speculations over what American foreign policy under the potential leadership of Kamala Devi Harris might look like have begun in…