Economic success has made Singapore a strategic player in Southeast Asia, as it navigates between the United States and rising powers China and India. But as the city-state grows more prosperous, it becomes more vulnerable to terror.
The suicide bombing in Manila on Friday may have been a response to increasing counterterrorism cooperation between the U.S. and the Philippines. It could also further undermine consumer confidence in a growing economy.
In the Middle East and elsewhere, we do not have the luxury of choosing our allies like dessert, based on our inclinations or whether we happen always to like what they say. The Muslim Brotherhood merits our attention.
