With a downward spiral of distrust among key state actors in the region, sustained talks are crucial to de-escalate growing threats of conflict, urged distinguished speakers at a special roundtable entitled “The Idea of Peace in Asia”. While the 21st century marks the end of 200 years of western primacy and the rise of Asia, this geopolitical shift is also accompanied by “a lot of doubts about whether…the Asian Century will actually be a peaceful century,” observed Professor Kishore Mahbubani, Distinguished Fellow from the Asia Research Institute (ARI) at NUS.

NUSnews, 19 November 2021

If you are interested to watch the recording of the roundtable that was held on 9 November, please click here.