How Europe can end the Russia-Ukraine war

How Europe can end the Russia-Ukraine war

For decades veteran Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani has challenged what he sees as Western complacency, warned of the irreversible rise of Asia, and argued that the global order must adapt to a world no longer dominated by Europe and the United States. And now...
The Dream Palace of the West

The Dream Palace of the West

In his essay “The West’s Last Chance” (January/February 2026), Alexander Stubb, the president of Finland, correctly divines the future trajectory of world order. “The global South,” he writes, “will decide whether geopolitics in the next era leans toward cooperation,...
Is the West Ready for an Asian Century?

Is the West Ready for an Asian Century?

As China and India rise, power in the Indo-Pacific is shifting fast, and the world is feeling it. Former Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani puts it bluntly: “the era of Western domination of world history is over.” Along with Avinash Paliwal of SOAS, they unpack...