The August 2012 issue of ETHOS explores how a more diverse socioeconomic, demographic and geopolitical landscape may impact public institutions and policymaking. It features contributions by Ravi Menon, Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s David Autor, and Kenneth Paul Tan of the National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, amongst others. From the Centre for Governance and Leadership, Premarani Somasundram discusses public diplomacy as an emerging trend in foreign policy