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This panel discussion is jointly organised by the Asian Peace Programme (APP) at the Asia Research Institute and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, and the Quincy Institute.

ABSTRACT

Amid a shifting balance of power and mounting transnational challenges, the international order is evidently in transition. But with the great powers at loggerheads, will the Global South succeed in building a new international order that reflects their interests? And can the “hedging” strategies of Global South states succeed in bridging the divides – both amongst themselves and with others – that currently obstruct the international community’s ability to address global challenges? On the heels of the publication of the Better Order Project’s signature report, join the Asian Peace Programme (APP) and the Quincy Institute for a discussion of this strategic issue – and its potential implications for policy areas ranging from UN Security Council reform to the Middle East, to climate security.

LIST OF PANELLIST

ABOUT THE MODERATOR & SPEAKERS

Kishore Mahbubani has dedicated five decades of his life to public service, for which he was conferred the Public Administration Medal (Gold) by the Singapore Government in 1998. In his 33 years as a Singapore diplomat, Kishore took on many challenging assignments, serving for example in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in 1973-74 during the Cambodian Civil War. He also served two stints as Singapore’s Ambassador to the UN (1984-1989 and 1998-2004) and held the position of Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1998. Kishore had an equally illustrious career in academia. He served as Founding Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy from 2004 to 2017 and is now Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute in National University of Singapore, where he founded and runs the Asian Peace Programme. Kishore is the author of ten books, including The Asian 21st Century, an open-access volume which has been downloaded over 3.9 million times. His latest book, a memoir titled Living the Asian Century, was published in August 2024. Kishore has been listed among the world’s top 100 public intellectuals by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines and among the top 50 individuals who would shape the debate on the future of capitalism by Financial Times. He was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in October 2019. More information can be found at http://www.mahbubani.net.

Trita Parsi is the 2010 recipient of the $200,000 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. He is an award-winning author focusing on US foreign policy in the Middle East. He has been named by Washingtonian magazine as one of the 25 most influential voices on foreign policy in Washington, DC, for the last four years in a row. Dr Parsi is Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He has taught at Johns Hopkins University, New York University, and George Washington University. He currently teaches at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

Sarang Shidore is Director of the Global South Program at the Quincy Institute, Adjunct Faculty Member at George Washington University, and Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Council on Strategic Risks. He writes and researches on the geopolitics of the Global South, Asia, and climate change. Dr Shidore has published over 120 articles in outlets including Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The New York Times, The Nation, and in peer-reviewed journals. Previously, he was Director of Studies at the Quincy Institute, a senior research scholar at the University of Texas at Austin, and a senior global analyst at Stratfor Inc., following more than a decade’s experience in engineering and product management in the private sector.

REGISTRATION

This in-person event is open to the NUS community (staff and students) and invited guests.
Registration is free, but seats are limited and based on pre-registration.
Please register your interest at this link: https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/news-events/events/details/building-a-better-international-order-what-role-for-the-global-south.