{"id":1772,"date":"2024-08-15T08:06:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T08:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lkyspp.nus.edu.sg\/ips\/rric\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=1772"},"modified":"2025-01-03T08:20:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T08:20:11","slug":"harmony-in-the-cross-hairs-lessons-for-singapore-from-the-uk-riots","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/lkyspp.nus.edu.sg\/ips\/rric\/publication\/harmony-in-the-cross-hairs-lessons-for-singapore-from-the-uk-riots\/","title":{"rendered":"Harmony in the cross hairs: Lessons for Singapore from the UK riots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recent riots in the UK, marked by a surge of white nationalist violence and targeted attacks on minority communities, are a stark warning of how quickly societal fault lines can fracture into chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Singapore may seem worlds apart from these tensions, the underlying forces that fuelled these riots \u2013 racism, extremism, populism and deep-seated xenophobia \u2013 are universal dangers that we cannot afford to ignore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To read the full article, click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/newshub\/news\/2024\/2024-08\/2024-08-15\/HARMONY-st-15aug-pB3.pdf\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Mathew Mathews is head of the Social Lab and principal research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, National University of Singapore. 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