Rahman Yaacob is a research fellow in the Southeast Asia Program at the Lowy Institute.
Lawrence Wong has inherited a nation at a crossroads. As Singapore’s new prime minister, his government must be careful and deliberate in navigating a complex series of strategic issues. One key challenge will be balancing Singapore’s relationship with superpowers China and the U.S., while keeping Malay-Muslim majority neighbors Malaysia and Indonesia onside — not an easy task given the demographic differences between the countries.
