by Kishore Mahbubani | Jan 22, 2019 | By Kishore Mahbubani
If liberals want to defeat populists, there is only one route: regain the trust of the voters that form much of their base. The choice for liberals is clear: they can feel good by condemning their opponents, or they can do good by attacking the elite interests that...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Jan 20, 2019 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Dear Mr Rajaratnam, You have been a strong and silent source of inspiration for me all my life, pushing me to go beyond the normal boundaries and comfort zones that we would like to wrap ourselves in. Your enormous political courage was the biggest source of...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Jul 30, 2018 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Kishore Mahbubani, Professor in the Practice of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and author of Has the West Lost It?: George Orwell once famously remarked that “to see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.” This aptly...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Jun 7, 2018 | About Kishore Mahbubani
Veteran diplomat and philosophical provocateur Kishore Mahbubani in his new book asks a question that has crossed many minds of late: “Has the West lost it?” If “it” is the dominant position of Europeans and North Americans in the world, then yes. The rest of the...
by Kishore Mahbubani | May 30, 2018 | About Kishore Mahbubani
In the past half century, humanity has made extraordinary progress. This is unquestionable. This consists of more than higher incomes. It consists also of longer and better lives. We know this has happened. We also know why. But achievements bring new challenges....
by Kishore Mahbubani | May 22, 2018 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Against all odds, the ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, has grown into one of the most viable and successful regional organizations in the world. By Kishore Mahbubani and Kristen Tang When the Organisation of African Unity decided to change...
