by Kris Kong | Nov 28, 2014 | About Kishore Mahbubani
President Ma Ying-jeou said Nov. 27 that the government is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to secure Taiwan’s participation in trade blocs such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. Taiwan is embracing...
by Kris Kong | Nov 21, 2014 | About Kishore Mahbubani
The third Straits Times Global Outlook Forum on Friday featured prominent speakers discussing the theme: 2015 And The Promise Of An Asian Resurgence. This year’s theme comes amid concerns of fragility about China’s and Japan’s growth. Speakers...
by Kris Kong | Jun 20, 2014 | About Kishore Mahbubani
The 100th anniversary of August 4, 1914—the disastrous day on which the SPD (Social Democratic Party) faction voted in the Reichstag for the Kaiser’s war credits to finance World War I—is only weeks away. The SPD is preparing for the anniversary by pressing for...
by Kris Kong | May 27, 2014 | About Kishore Mahbubani
On 15 May 2014, Professor Kishore Mahbubani, Dean of NUS’ Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKY School) was conferred an Honoree award by the World Policy Institute (WPI), an eminent centre for global thought leadership and publisher of World Policy Journal. The...
by Kris Kong | May 16, 2014 | About Kishore Mahbubani
In his commentary (“Prepare for a political crisis”; last Saturday), Professor Kishore Mahbubani said “we defend our home because it has many sacred objects and sacred memories”. This brings back the question: If Singapore comes under attack in...
by Kris Kong | May 10, 2014 | About Kishore Mahbubani
CAN Asian Think is a provocative book written in 1998 by the dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, Kishore Mahbubani, a prolific and brilliant thinker. The book is a combative rebuttal of the idea that the dominant...
