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Kishore Mahbubani

Kishore Mahbubani is Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. He is the author of The Great Convergence: Asia, the West, and the Logic of One World.


Commentaries by Kishore Mahbubani

  • Newsart for America’s Blinders

    America’s Blinders

    SINGAPORE – The time has come to think the unthinkable: the era of American dominance in international affairs may well be coming to an end.…

  • Newsart for Dynastic Asia

    Dynastic Asia

    SINGAPORE – To the extent that culture matters in politics, the recent spate of leadership changes in Northeast Asia suggests that Asian soc…

  • Newsart for Is China Losing the Diplomatic Plot?

    Is China Losing the Diplomatic Plot?

    SINGAPORE – In 2016, China’s share of the global economy will be larger than America’s in purchasing-price-parity terms. This is an earth-sh…

  • Newsart for From Cairo to California

    From Cairo to California

    SINGAPORE – Egypt and California are headed in opposite directions politically. Egypt has had too little democracy and is moving towards mor…

  • Newsart for The Paradox of Blinking

    The Paradox of Blinking

    SINGAPORE – The world has recently witnessed two major diplomatic blinks. Japan, facing mounting pressure from China, unconditionally releas…

  • Newsart for Can Asians Resolve Global Problems?

    Can Asians Resolve Global Problems?

    DAVOS – Is there an “Asian way” to resolving global challenges? The conventional answer is no. But elements of an Asian way are gradually em…

  • Newsart for Asia’s Energy Future

    Asia’s Energy Future

    SINGAPORE – Asia’s rise is unstoppable. What is stoppable is the steep rise in Asia’s reliance on fossil fuels. Indeed, the decisions to be …

  • Newsart for An Asia Strategy for Iran

    An Asia Strategy for Iran

    SINGAPORE − When the ongoing turmoil surrounding the Iranian elections finally ends, the West is likely to walk away with a simple black and…

  • Newsart for India’s New Path to Greatness

    India’s New Path to Greatness

    SINGAPORE – It is unwise to underestimate the near-metaphysical significance of the recent Indian elections. The Indian electorate decisivel…

  • Newsart for The Audacity of Hope for Palestine

    The Audacity of Hope for Palestine

    SINGAPORE – The world will be enveloped in a heavy cloud of gloom and doom this year. Economies will sputter, governments will fall, and com…

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Recent comment received by Kishore Mahbubani

  • America’s Blinders

    Frank O'Callaghan: The idea that a century "belongs" to a particular country is crude at best and risible in general. The thought that history comes in such precise packages that start and end on convenient says much ab…

  • America’s Blinders

    Ken Fedio: "The US should recognize that Asian countries are seeking not to dominate the West, but to emulate it." I'm not sure how this "model" can duplicated in Asia. Granted, I know nothing about Asia, bu…