As a Singaporean, I want to imagine that we will still have a strong security partnership with the US. And I think we will still be buying America weapons or training with/sharing intelligence with US forces.
However, it will be a much more transactional relationship and Trump's administration has shown that American defence commitments (no matter how long-standing) are not really worth as much these days. And unlike Japan, Singapore just isn't strategic enough for the US to not throw under the bus when the time comes.
We would probably continue pandering to (Temasek investments?) or praising Trump to avoid being in his crosshairs but quietly disentangle our reliance on America militarily and economically. The rules-based order seems pretty dead at this point. And of course, we'll have to work with other middle powers like Japan, South Korea and Australia to hedge against Chinese expansion.
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Is anyone surprised at this turn of events? A brief look at the Trump family history going back to the grandfather reveals a pattern of unscrupulous individuals who had no issues with fucking people over in any way they could just to make a buck.
This is who the Trumps are as a family and they have always surrounded themselves with people of similar character.
I hate to say it, but, the sooner they reduce reliance America’s defence and economics, the better.
We also don’t know if the US is going to return as “normal” partner in next 4 years ahead.
Man, the US is going to have to make some real, substantive internal changes once the Trump era is over if we want to fix this shit.
It’s amazing how something that took almost a century to build can be destroyed in a month.
The US isn’t based enough rn to be compared to landlords
They prefer the term “protection money”