by kris@corpus.sg | Apr 5, 2021 | By Kishore Mahbubani
A major geopolitical contest has broken out between US and China. This is not surprising. Whenever the world’s number one emerging power (today, China), is about to overtake the world’s number one power (today, USA), a geopolitical struggle breaks out between the two,...
by kris@corpus.sg | Mar 23, 2021 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
I am 72 years old. Like many people my age, I dreaded getting Covid-19. I could have died. As I investigated more, I discovered that even if I survived Covid-19, I could have still suffered if I had got it because I could have been put on a ventilator. If insufficient...
by kishore.mahbubani@mahbubani.net | Jan 22, 2021 | By Kishore Mahbubani
A strong, self-confident America is needed to resume its leadership role. Asia has a role to play – if the US is prepared to listen. “Ask not what America can do for you! Ask rather what you can do for America.” If US President Joe Biden were in a position...
by kishore.mahbubani@mahbubani.net | Jan 20, 2021 | By Kishore Mahbubani
In the aftermath of arguably the most divisive election in US history, a new White House Administration seeks to usher in an era of change. But what does it spell for the relationship between the world’s two biggest powers — and the countries in our region? Professor...
by kishore.mahbubani@mahbubani.net | Jan 9, 2021 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
The “great game” in the 21st century is an economic contest. India needs to open up to global competition—It leads to short-term creative destruction, but long-term economic strength. As usual, Shakespeare was right. As he said, “There is a tide in the affairs of men,...
by kishore.mahbubani@mahbubani.net | Dec 31, 2020 | Articles
Kishore Mahbubani asks if Joe Biden will stun the world while Yun Jiang sees no end to the harsh rhetoric between China and Australia David Lampton fears a misstep in US-China relations, Collin Koh expects murky waters in the South China Sea, and Shashi Tharoor...