Iran-US war, China, Trump, India, BRICS, G7

Iran-US war, China, Trump, India, BRICS, G7

Global geopolitics is shifting — and fast. In this episode of SMWX, renowned diplomat and global thinker Prof Kishore Mahbubani breaks down the biggest forces shaping the world today — from US–China relations to the Middle East conflict, BRICS, and South Africa’s...
Injecting certainty into an uncertain world

Injecting certainty into an uncertain world

The annual conference for the Boao Forum for Asia has wrapped up in south China’s Hainan Province. The global economic and trade order faces severe disruptions. Will the Asian economy remain resilient? And what role does China play in addressing the...
How Europe can end the Russia-Ukraine war

How Europe can end the Russia-Ukraine war

For decades veteran Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani has challenged what he sees as Western complacency, warned of the irreversible rise of Asia, and argued that the global order must adapt to a world no longer dominated by Europe and the United States. And now...
Is the West Ready for an Asian Century?

Is the West Ready for an Asian Century?

As China and India rise, power in the Indo-Pacific is shifting fast, and the world is feeling it. Former Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani puts it bluntly: “the era of Western domination of world history is over.” Along with Avinash Paliwal of SOAS, they unpack...