by Kishore Mahbubani | Jun 1, 2025 | By Kishore Mahbubani
U.S. democracy is viewed as failing, while Chinese governance is seen as succeeding. And while Trump’s presidency may be a symptom of that trend, it’s not the cause. The largest geopolitical contest ever seen in human history – the China-U.S. contest – will accelerate...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Apr 18, 2025 | By Kishore Mahbubani
India’s trade routes and intra-Asian ties flourished long before Europeans arrived, William Dalrymple outlines in The Golden Road. If the 19th century was defined by European power, and the 20th century by the rise of the US, the 21st century is increasingly...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Mar 26, 2025 | By Kishore Mahbubani
If the continent’s leaders can’t make tough choices themselves, they should let their citizens make those decisions for them. Two statements by European leaders put side by side capture the essence of the European dilemma today. Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Feb 18, 2025 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Desperate times call for desperate measures. And as my geopolitical gurus taught me, one must always think the unthinkable, as Europe must do now. It’s too early to tell who the real winners and losers from the second Trump administration will be. Things could change....
by Kishore Mahbubani | Nov 28, 2024 | By Kishore Mahbubani
The G7 is a sunset organisation. BRICS is a sunrise organisation. These claims are undeniable. Yet, the globally dominant Western media refuse to accept these new realities. Instead, they continue to report on G7 meetings with great rapture, while pouring scorn on...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Aug 12, 2024 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Imagine the poetic justice if the UK were to cede its UNSC seat in favour of India The writer, a distinguished fellow at the National University of Singapore, is the author of ‘The Asian 21st Century’ Fifteen years have passed since Martin Wolf wrote, “Within a decade...
