Cultural Perspective

Cultural Perspective

Singapore's Wong And New Zealand's Luxon - Making All The Right Moves

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Way Yuhl
May 06, 2026
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Singapore and New Zealand signed an agreement on 4 May to keep specific essential goods moving between them during a crisis, and they want others to join them. This is what merchant city-states and small nations have done for millennia.

The Historical Pattern

Venice used this strategy from the 13th through the 15th centuries. The Hanseatic League, an all…

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