by Kishore Mahbubani | Aug 1, 2016 | About Kishore Mahbubani
THE Asian century is nigh upon us, with the inexorable march of economic powerhouses such as China, India – and to a smaller but no less significant extent, Indonesia – well underway, public policy mandarin Kishore Mahbubani said on Saturday. And the rise...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Jun 1, 2016 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
Brexit, if it finally happens, will be a disaster for Britain. There are no ifs and buts about this. The only question that remains is: can the UK carve out a new global role that adds value to it and the world? The answer for the British is: Yes, we can. There is one...
by Kishore Mahbubani | May 1, 2016 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
The mood of much of the world is grim these days. Turmoil in the Middle East, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions of refugees; random terrorist attacks across the globe; geopolitical tensions in eastern Europe and Asia; the end of the commodity...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Mar 15, 2016 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
Is Beijing being belligerent in the South China Sea? Or is it being assertive? And is there a difference between the two? Yes, there is — and China is being assertive, but not belligerent. The world is convinced China is being belligerent. Pictures of new military...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Mar 12, 2016 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
March 23 will mark the first anniversary of the passing of Mr Lee Kuan Yew. On that day, the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy will be organising a forum, The Enduring Ideas of Lee Kuan Yew. The provost of NUS,...
by Kishore Mahbubani | 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...