by Kishore Mahbubani | 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 Kishore Mahbubani | 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 Kishore Mahbubani | 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 Kishore Mahbubani | 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 Kishore Mahbubani | 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...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Feb 1, 2017 | By Kishore Mahbubani
US-China relations were always destined to end in difficult territory. Whenever the world’s number two power (today China) is about to overtake the world’s number one power (today USA), relations inevitably get difficult. However, the inherent difficulties are likely...
