by Kishore Mahbubani | Oct 27, 2025 | Media
On October 26, 2025 the Association of Southeast Asian Nations – ASEAN, for short – opened its biannual summit in Malaysia. Every ASEAN summit also features a host of other high-level meetings. This year, those meetings will feature leaders including Brazil’s...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Oct 15, 2025 | Interviews
Kishore Mahbubani dedicated over five decades of his life to public service, for which he was conferred the Public Administration Medal (Gold) by the Singapore Government in 1998. In his 33 years as a Singapore diplomat, Kishore took on many challenging assignments,...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Oct 14, 2025 | Media
The whole world is relieved that that killings have stopped in Gaza. If Israel wants long-term peace, it will cease this moment. Netanyahu wanted to keep the war going. When it comes to issues of war and peace, it is amazing that Trump hates wars. India has been hit 4...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Oct 11, 2025 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Covid-19 sent a metaphysical message to humanity. We have not grasped it. What was the message? In the past, when humanity lived in 193 separate countries, it was akin to us living in 193 separate boats. Hence, if Covid-19 were to hit one boat, the others would be...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Oct 11, 2025 | Interviews
The United Nations faces mounting criticism, primarily over the way its Security At its latest General Assembly in New York, the United Nations (UN) came under sharp criticism, as world leaders questioned whether the institution – once seen as the cornerstone of...