Thought Leadership

Some of the world’s leaders, and leading thinkers from NUS and overseas, regularly gather and add to the rich diversity of thoughts and ideas on our campuses, in Singapore and across the globe.
Here’s what they had to share.

Why the right of passage through Strait of Hormuz matters to everyone, not just Singapore

Why the right of passage through Strait of Hormuz matters to everyone, not just Singapore

Speaker: Dr Tara Davenport 15 April 2026

Negotiating over tolls or safe passage through the strait at the centre of the US-Iran war is a compromise Singapore cannot afford to make.

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Global Equity and Security - Towards a Peaceful and Humane World

Global Equity and Security - Towards a Peaceful and Humane World

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Mohamed ElBaradei, 2005 Nobel Laureate for Peace, former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and former Vice President of Egypt | 16 March 2016

Clean energy, climate and the Artic

Clean energy, climate and the Artic

Speaker: Speaker: His Excellency Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland | 16 March 2016

Governance and Economic Outlook of the Monetary Union in the Eurozone

Governance and Economic Outlook of the Monetary Union in the Eurozone

Speaker: Speaker: Prof Pier Carlo Padoan, Minister of Economy and Finance, Italy | 16 March 2016

More Singaporeans see religion influencing their views in other areas of life: IPS study

More Singaporeans see religion influencing their views in other areas of life: IPS study

Regional offices across Asia could see bulk of job cuts as MNCs adopt AI

Regional offices across Asia could see bulk of job cuts as MNCs adopt AI

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Xu Le