Singapore’s politics appears confused, directionless and overwhelmingly defensive on nearly every front.
The leadership transition – choosing the next prime minister – has dragged into its fifth year without resolution, and has now creaked to a halt that leaves Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, at 69, as a visibly tired place-holder, occupying the seat of power but not really leading.
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Michael Barr is Associate Professor in International Relations in the College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University.
