by Kris Kong | Jul 18, 2020 | By Kishore Mahbubani
NUS centre starts work with China-India relations, before turning to Sino-Japanese ties Just as geopolitical tensions are rising in Asia, a new Asian Peace Programme (APP) has been launched by the National University of Singapore. Kishore Mahbubani, a former UN...
by Kris Kong | Jul 18, 2020 | By Kishore Mahbubani
KISHORE MAHBUBANI Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, and author, The Great Convergence: Asia, the West and the logic of One World (PublicAffairs, 2013) No! The world is not in danger of contracting Japan disease. Instead, it...
by Kris Kong | Jun 15, 2020 | By Kishore Mahbubani
If great power contests are determined by domestic “spiritual vitality,” China is winning. SINGAPORE — Is China a threat or an opportunity for America? Is that a simple question? As a student of philosophy, I have learned that behind a simple question can lurk many...
by Kris Kong | Jun 8, 2020 | By Kishore Mahbubani
The Trump administration mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic and the death of George Floyd has raised the stature of China, which is now perceived as the more competent country in the world. Strange as it may sound, China will miss the Trump administration, if,...
by Kris Kong | Apr 26, 2020 | By Kishore Mahbubani
One thing is certain. The geopolitical contest that has broken out between America and China will continue for the next decade or two. Although President Donald Trump launched the first round in 2018, it will outlast his administration. The president has divided...
by Kris Kong | Apr 22, 2020 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Kishore Mahbubani on the dawn of the Asian century The West’s incompetent response to the pandemic will hasten the power-shift to the east HISTORY HAS turned a corner. The era of Western domination is ending. The resurgence of Asia in world affairs and the global...
