by Kris Kong | Feb 24, 2016 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
SINGAPORE — The rise of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders in American politics has shocked the world. America has consistently projected itself as the country that could be trusted for political predictability and stability. While extremist or fringe movements might...
by Kris Kong | Feb 20, 2016 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
One of the small privileges of my life is being invited, from time to time, to attend the annual Davos meetings of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Hence, from Jan 19 to 23 this year, I found myself wandering through the corridors of the WEF Congress Centre. I learnt a...
by Kris Kong | Jan 18, 2016 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
It is now January 2016. Singapore’s jubilee year SG50 is over. SG51 has begun. We must now begin preparing for SG100. To do so, we must switch gears, going from celebration to reflection. We must think hard about new approaches and policies we need to adopt to...
by Kris Kong | Dec 25, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
SINGAPORE • Today, the United Nations Security Council has more sanctions regimes in place than at any time in its history. During the 1990s, the maximum was eight; in the 2000s, the peak rose to 12; now, it stands at 16. And these totals do not include sanctions...
by Kris Kong | Dec 12, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
“I have a dream.” Martin Luther King made these few words famous. His dream of African-American emancipation seemed impossible in 1963. Yet, a few decades later, Barack Obama became president. Impossible dreams can come true. I hope that my impossible...
by Kris Kong | Nov 20, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
Logically speaking, India and Singapore should not be close. The Indian elites, partly as a result of British colonization, have long looked West for inspiration. London and New York were inspirational capitals. For decades, tiny Singapore was not in Indian sights....
