by Kishore Mahbubani | Mar 1, 2021 | By Kishore Mahbubani
THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION that US President Joe Biden’s administration needs to ask in formulating its China policy is a simple one: was Donald Trump right or wrong on China? Right now, the overwhelming consensus in Washington is that even if he was wrong on...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Feb 10, 2021 | By Kishore Mahbubani
The sociologist Max Weber once famously said, “it is not true that good can follow only from good and evil only from evil, but that often the opposite is true. Anyone who fails to see this is, indeed, a political infant”. Myanmar proves the sagacity of his statement....
by Kishore Mahbubani | Jan 22, 2021 | By Kishore Mahbubani
A strong, self-confident America is needed to resume its leadership role. Asia has a role to play – if the US is prepared to listen. “Ask not what America can do for you! Ask rather what you can do for America.” If US President Joe Biden were in a position...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Jan 20, 2021 | By Kishore Mahbubani
In the aftermath of arguably the most divisive election in US history, a new White House Administration seeks to usher in an era of change. But what does it spell for the relationship between the world’s two biggest powers — and the countries in our region? Professor...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Jan 9, 2021 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
The “great game” in the 21st century is an economic contest. India needs to open up to global competition—It leads to short-term creative destruction, but long-term economic strength. As usual, Shakespeare was right. As he said, “There is a tide in the affairs of men,...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Nov 24, 2020 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Nov 24, 2020 This week in Say More, PS talks with Kishore Mahbubani, a distinguished fellow at the Asia Research Institute of the National University of Singapore. Project Syndicate: You’ve warned that “the international order has lagged dangerously behind shifting...
