Even in the face of uncertainty and a fragmented world order, Singapore is not helpless, she said. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Marchisio was speaking to journalists at a luncheon in Singapore, where French President Emmanuel Macron will deliver the keynote address on May 31 at Asia's largest security meeting. Marchisio said the president will insist during his address that each state in the region can defend its own interests.