Interviews

by Nilantha Ilangamuwa Kishore Mahbubani’s insights into Western narratives about Asia reveal significant misconceptions that have shaped global politics. In addressing the question of how these narratives influence international relations, he draws a clear...

by Nilantha Ilangamuwa He possesses a captivating intellect and spending even a few minutes with him feels like an extraordinary privilege. He, who identified himself as an “accidental diplomat,” was Singapore’s Ambassador to the UN and then served as the President of...

The interview can be viewed from the following linkhttps://issuu.com/fcchk/docs/the_correspondent_oct_2024/44  

AS he rattles on about the geopolitical issues of the region and the world, it is hard to picture this urbane cosmopolitan as an impoverished, young boy in 1950s Singapore. And that was one reason why he decided to talk about his humble past in his latest book, says...

Veteran Singapore envoy on what the West gets wrong about China, Asean as a bellwether region and why the US should prepare for No 2 status Seasoned former diplomat Kishore Mahbubani is a distinguished fellow at the National University of Singapore’s Asia Research...

On a good Saturday morning, unencumbered by phone calls or text messages, Mr Kishore Mahbubani can churn out 3,000 words on paper – by hand. But the 75-year-old former diplomat, who recently published his autobiography, Living The Asian Century: An Undiplomatic...

This week in Say More, PS talks with Kishore Mahbubani, a distinguished fellow at the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore and the author of Living the Asian Century: An Undiplomatic Memoir. Project Syndicate: Last year, you suggested that a...