The underpinnings of a stable world order: When technology fails, evidence must prevail in Asean-US relations — Phar Kim Beng

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The events of November 13, 2026, have demonstrated how vulnerable even the world’s most technologically advanced country can be.The Federal ...

NOVEMBER 14 — The events of November 13, 2026, have demonstrated how vulnerable even the world’s most technologically advanced country can be.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a nationwide ground stop lasting more than four hours. Thousands of flights were delayed or cancelled.

International aviation was disrupted, leaving passengers stranded far beyond American shores.

The crisis occurred in the same week as a major Microsoft systems outage affecting businesses and public institutions.

Yet American officials have indicated that the two incidents were unrelated.

Preliminary findings pointed towards ageing aviation technology and telecommunications failures rather than a malicious cyberattack.

The coincidence of two technological failures does not prove that they share the same cause. Neither does the scale of the disruption automatically establish foreign interference.

Indeed, if the United States, with its immense technological resources, can suffer such systemic failures, Washington must exercise considerable humility before attributing similar disruptions elsewhere to hostile powers.

The same principle applies to the extraordinary controversy surrounding Jensen Huang, the former chief executive officer of Nvidia.

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