by Kishore Mahbubani | Feb 12, 2022 | By Kishore Mahbubani
The figures point clearly to the shift, so what explains the disconnect between data and discourse? I am writing this column to give you a free copy of my latest book, The Asian 21st Century. Seasoned readers of my Straits Times columns will be surprised by this...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Dec 25, 2021 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Tied economically to the optimistic East but mentally to the pessimistic West, Singaporeans are blessed with many big existential questions to answer. Kishore Mahbubani For The Straits Times Should we Singaporeans feel optimistic or pessimistic about the...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Oct 11, 2021 | By Kishore Mahbubani
By Kishore Mahbubani and Bertrand Seah Ahead of COP26 next month, much blame – and pressure – has fallen on Asian giants China and India for adding to global greenhouse gas emissions. But the hard truth is Western countries such as the United States and Canada are not...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Oct 6, 2021 | By Kishore Mahbubani
At a time when even some rich democracies are electing con men as their political leaders, the success of Indonesian President Joko Widodo deserves wider acclaim and appreciation. “Jokowi” is providing a model of good governance from which the rest of the...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Aug 24, 2021 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
The following is a lightly edited transcript of remarks made by Kishore Mahbubani during a Newsweek podcast debate on China. You can listen to the podcast here: China has been around for 5,000 years. The United States has been around for 250 years. And it’s not...
by Kishore Mahbubani | Aug 24, 2021 | Articles, By Kishore Mahbubani
If the United States fails to understand its mistakes, it will continue to repeat them. Why does the United States, arguably the world’s most successful society, expend so much blood and treasure on foreign ventures—from Cambodia and Vietnam to Afghanistan and...
