Committee of Supply 2026 debate, Day 2: Joan Pereira on domestic support for foreign policy
Foreign policy today has real domestic salience and Singapore cannot afford for it to be misunderstood at home, or for society to be divided by events far away, said MP Joan Pereira. She proposed training grassroots leaders as “a frontline of resilience”, developing simple, shareable explainer materials and rapid-response lines on Singapore’s positions so that schools, businesses, religious and community groups can anchor discussions on facts when major global crises break, and briefing key local opinion-shapers regularly. She spoke in parliament on Friday (Feb 27).
Foreign policy today has real domestic salience and Singapore cannot afford for it to be misunderstood at home, or for society to be divided by events far away, said MP Joan Pereira. She proposed training grassroots leaders as “a frontline of resilience”, developing simple, shareable explainer materials and rapid-response lines on Singapore’s positions so that schools, businesses, religious and community groups can anchor discussions on facts when major global crises break, and briefing key local opinion-shapers regularly. She spoke in parliament on Friday (Feb 27).
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