by Kris Kong | Nov 14, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
Something very dangerous has happened in our neighbourhood. The result may well be a new geopolitical haze over South-east Asia that could be more persistent and more painful than the physical haze we have experienced in recent months. What is this dangerous event? On...
by Kris Kong | Oct 29, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
Many Asians are puzzled. How can the British and Chinese governments announce a new “golden era” in their relations? The Chinese have long historical memories. How could they have forgotten that Britain was the first western power to humiliate China in the Opium War...
by Kris Kong | Sep 12, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
7 Letters, a collection of seven short films, moved me to tears. But I don’t know why. The last scene of the last movie, Grandma Positioning System (GPS), was particularly moving. When the young Chinese boy jumped out of the car and ran back to his...
by Kris Kong | Sep 11, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
The gloating was predictable. When China’s stock markets crashed and when China devalued its currency, Western commentators, who had long resented China’s continuing economic success, could not resist gloating over China’s stumble. Paul Krugman, the...
by Kris Kong | Aug 27, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
World history has gone through three phases since World War II: the bipolar era in the Cold War period; the unipolar era in the post–Cold War period; and, with the natural return of China and India as great powers, we are on the verge of entering a truly multipolar...
by Kris Kong | Aug 15, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
Singapore has just had a great party on Aug 9. It was a well-deserved party. We have a lot to celebrate. Our first 50 years have been extraordinarily successful. Indeed, in our first 50 years, we may have been one of the most successful societies since human history...
