by Kris Kong | May 9, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
Like all great men, Mr Lee Kuan Yew left behind many legacies. Some are obvious. The transformation of Singapore from Third World to First World is one of them. So, too, is the strong multiracial and multicultural fabric of Singapore. But some of his legacies are not...
by Kris Kong | Apr 24, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
Let me begin with three incontrovertible facts. First, China will become the No. 1 economic power in the world. Second, most Americans, like most Westerners, view China’s rise with great foreboding. Third, the role that China will play as the No. 1 economic...
by Kris Kong | Apr 11, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
A favourite story used by management consultants to explain how workers can be motivated to perform better is the story of three bricklayers. When the first bricklayer is asked “What are you doing?”, he replies, in a somewhat grumpy fashion,...
by Kris Kong | Mar 16, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
Let me suggest three concrete ways in which Singapore can increase its chances of survival. First, Singapore can take the “Big Tent” approach that its founding fathers adopted. Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Dr Goh Keng Swee and Mr S. Rajaratnam were the pioneers of...
by Kris Kong | Mar 16, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
SINGAPORE — Some events are epochal. The decision by Great Britain to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank was one such event. It may have heralded the end of the American century and the arrival of the Asian century. A clue to the epochal significance of...
