by Kishore Mahbubani | Jun 15, 2020 | By Kishore Mahbubani
If great power contests are determined by domestic “spiritual vitality,” China is winning. SINGAPORE — Is China a threat or an opportunity for America? Is that a simple question? As a student of philosophy, I have learned that behind a simple question can lurk many...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Jun 8, 2020 | By Kishore Mahbubani
The Trump administration mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic and the death of George Floyd has raised the stature of China, which is now perceived as the more competent country in the world. Strange as it may sound, China will miss the Trump administration, if,...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Apr 26, 2020 | By Kishore Mahbubani
One thing is certain. The geopolitical contest that has broken out between America and China will continue for the next decade or two. Although President Donald Trump launched the first round in 2018, it will outlast his administration. The president has divided...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Apr 22, 2020 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Kishore Mahbubani on the dawn of the Asian century The West’s incompetent response to the pandemic will hasten the power-shift to the east HISTORY HAS turned a corner. The era of Western domination is ending. The resurgence of Asia in world affairs and the global...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Apr 14, 2020 | By Kishore Mahbubani
COVID-19 pandemic may accelerate America’s declining status with traditional allies, former diplomat says To understand the post-COVID-19 world that is coming, there is one important human statistic we must bear in mind: 330 million people live in the U.S.; 1.4...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Apr 10, 2020 | By Kishore Mahbubani
At a dark moment of World War II, in August 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill flew to Moscow to have dinner with Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin. The ideological gap between them was far greater than the gap between the U.S. and China today. Yet...
