by Kishore Mahbubani | Mar 16, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
Let me suggest three concrete ways in which Singapore can increase its chances of survival. First, Singapore can take the “Big Tent” approach that its founding fathers adopted. Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Dr Goh Keng Swee and Mr S. Rajaratnam were the pioneers of...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Mar 16, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
SINGAPORE — Some events are epochal. The decision by Great Britain to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank was one such event. It may have heralded the end of the American century and the arrival of the Asian century. A clue to the epochal significance of...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Feb 14, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
Two contradictory sentences accurately describe my working life. First, I have not worked a single day in my life. Second, I have worked relatively long hours per week, since I often “work” seven days a week. How do I reconcile this contradiction? The...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Jan 31, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
In a 1961 address to the UN, President John F Kennedy stated “Every inhabitant of this planet must contemplate the day when this planet may no longer be habitable.”1 Although he was referring to the hydrogen bomb, the future of human wellbeing and security hangs in...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Jan 11, 2015 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is truly a great pleasure for me to finally visit Timor-Leste. As I was President of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) when Timor-Leste became independent on May 20, 2002, I have always felt a special bond with...
