by Kishore Mahbubani | Sep 23, 2017 | By Kishore Mahbubani
The election of Madam Halimah Yacob as the eighth President of Singapore offers all non-Malay Singapore citizens a unique learning moment. All of us need to ask ourselves a simple question: How much do we know about Malay culture and customs? The answer to this...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Sep 13, 2017 | By Kishore Mahbubani
The global spread of democracy, a Western gift to the world, was meant to result in the election of liberal, pro-Western leaders. Instead, a wave of strongmen rulers has been elected, many of whom have clear non-Western identities. This list includes Shinzo Abe of...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Sep 9, 2017 | By Kishore Mahbubani
When Singapore turned 50 in August 2015, I wrote a column for the Huffington Post to say that Singapore was the most successful nation in human history. Surprisingly, this column was not challenged. What I could not do in that column was to explain why Singapore was...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Sep 8, 2017 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Relations between the United States and China were always destined to end up in difficult territory. Whenever the world’s number two power (today China) is about to overtake the world’s number one power (today the United States), relations inevitably get difficult....
by Kishore Mahbubani | Aug 26, 2017 | By Kishore Mahbubani
August, the month of our independence, is always a month for celebration and reflection. We should count our blessings. We should also have a clear-eyed view of the challenges we face. The greater the national consensus on the challenges we face, the more likely we...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Aug 9, 2017 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Not long ago, over dinner in Singapore, we attempted to define what qualities make a great leader. For Klaus, the five key elements were heart, brain, muscle, nerve and soul. For Kishore, compassion, canniness and courage were key, as was the ability to identify...
