by Kris Kong | Apr 15, 2017 | By Kishore Mahbubani
I am in love again. Yes, I have found a new love. When I was young and dreamt of travels overseas, I had no doubt in my mind where I wanted to go if I could ever afford it. I would take off to London and Paris, New York and San Francisco. All four cities were great...
by Kris Kong | Mar 26, 2017 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Try imagining a world where the Middle East is at peace. The thought seems almost inconceivable. Imagine a world where Israel and Palestine, two nations splintered from one piece of territory, live harmoniously. Impossible? This is what Malaysia and Singapore...
by Kris Kong | Mar 18, 2017 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Imagine Singapore in December. The north-east monsoon is approaching. Heavy rains are coming. Someone has gifted you a strong umbrella. The rational thing to do would be to preserve and protect this umbrella. The irrational thing to do would be to poke holes in this...
by Kris Kong | Mar 8, 2017 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Shakespeare wisely said, “There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries.” Such a window of opportunity has now opened for India to join the...
by Kris Kong | Feb 11, 2017 | By Kishore Mahbubani
“The Chinese government is a despicable, parasitic, brutal, brass-knuckled, crass, callous, amoral, ruthless and totally totalitarian imperialist power that reigns over the world’s leading cancer factory, its most prolific propaganda mill and the biggest...
by Kris Kong | Feb 8, 2017 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Last month it was a cooling manufacturer. This month it’s the automakers. Thus far, the President has made good on his campaign pledges to target companies that source their labor overseas. Mr. Trump has long proclaimed that he wants to halt offshoring by...
