by Kris Kong | Nov 10, 2016 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
(CNN)Donald Trump has just won a shocking election victory against Hillary Clinton. He won against all odds. Yet that was the easy part. Now comes the hard part: governing a deeply divided nation. There will be no easy options. Trump will have to make some painful...
by Kris Kong | Aug 29, 2016 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
SINGAPORE — The G-20 process is stalling. It needs a big kick in the butt. China should deliver it at the upcoming meeting in Hangzhou this coming weekend. What’s the proof that the G-20 is stalling? Simple: the global economy is stalling. Since the G-20 summit was...
by Kris Kong | Aug 12, 2016 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
In this virtual roundtable of six podcasts hosted by Professor Sarwar Kashmeri, the Foreign Policy Association aims to shed some light and serve as a catalyst for developing awareness, understanding and informed opinions on the key issues that face American...
by Kris Kong | Jun 1, 2016 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
Brexit, if it finally happens, will be a disaster for Britain. There are no ifs and buts about this. The only question that remains is: can the UK carve out a new global role that adds value to it and the world? The answer for the British is: Yes, we can. There is one...
by Kris Kong | May 1, 2016 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
The mood of much of the world is grim these days. Turmoil in the Middle East, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions of refugees; random terrorist attacks across the globe; geopolitical tensions in eastern Europe and Asia; the end of the commodity...
by Kris Kong | Mar 15, 2016 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
Is Beijing being belligerent in the South China Sea? Or is it being assertive? And is there a difference between the two? Yes, there is — and China is being assertive, but not belligerent. The world is convinced China is being belligerent. Pictures of new military...
