by Kishore Mahbubani | Jul 30, 2018 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Kishore Mahbubani, Professor in the Practice of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and author of Has the West Lost It?: George Orwell once famously remarked that “to see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.” This aptly...
by Kishore Mahbubani | May 22, 2018 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Against all odds, the ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, has grown into one of the most viable and successful regional organizations in the world. By Kishore Mahbubani and Kristen Tang When the Organisation of African Unity decided to change...
by Kishore Mahbubani | May 15, 2018 | By Kishore Mahbubani
The world’s most important bilateral relationship – between the United States and China – is also one of its most inscrutable. Bedeviled by paradoxes, misperceptions, and mistrust, it is a relationship that has become a source of considerable uncertainty and,...
by Kishore Mahbubani | May 14, 2018 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Napoleon was only half-right when he warned more than two centuries ago that, “China is a sleeping lion. Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will shake the world.” China has woken up and is indeed shaking the world. But it is shaking the world gently. Why? Chinese...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Feb 1, 2018 | By Kishore Mahbubani
When Donald Trump became US president on Jan. 20, 2017, the world could and should have seen a downturn in Sino-American relations. During his election campaign, Trump had criticized China fiercely: “We can’t continue to allow China to rape our country, and that’s...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Jan 25, 2018 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Contact between India and Southeast Asia go back 3,000 years. In geographical terms, Southeast Asia is closer to India than China. Many Indian strategic thinkers have embraced the Trump administration’s idea of an Indo-Pacific community. Why is Donald Trump pushing...
