The West should let China sleep, as Napoleon advised

“Western governments ought to let China sleep – by learning to live and work with the Chinese leadership instead of wishing for its transformation or early demise.” – Kishore Mahbubani for The Straits Times. The Straits Times, 23 September 2020, Opinion, pA17

The great paradox of Trump’s plan to combat China

“The great paradox about the response of US President Donald Trump’s administration to the challenge from China is that it is both overestimating and underestimating this challenge.” Kishore Mahbubani for The Straits Times. The Straits Times, 13 August 2020, Opinion, pA23

Shipping disruptions may fuel spread of harmful alien species

The story of the Asian green mussel Perna viridis, the  invasive mussel that travelled the shipping routes that wired the Caribbean and Atlantic worlds together, offers a sense of how things might go write Dr Stefan Huebner, ARI Research Fellow, and Dr Anthony Medrano from Yale-NUS College in The Straits Times. Research from this article comes from ARI event …

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Newcomers lend a hand in their adopted home

Groups supporting #migrant workers in #Singapore during #COVID-19 saw a surge in interest from volunteers in May reports The Straits Times. Associate Professor Elaine Ho, from the Asia Research Institute, and Department of Geography at National University of Singapore (NUS), says: “Immigrants may see volunteering as a way of anchoring themselves and helping themselves to understand the norms of the community, …

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COVID-19 can widen gaps in children’s development

Professor Wei-Jun Jean Yeung from the Department of Sociology and Founding Director of the Centre for Family and Population Research at NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, shared insights from a longitudinal study in Singapore that COVID-19 and home-based learning could exacerbate socio-economic inequalities, leading to wider learning gaps in children’s development. The Straits …

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10 ‘unthinkable questions’ for the US on relations with China

Prof Kishore Mahbubani, Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute at NUS, in an excerpt from his book, “Has China Won? The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy”, discussed 10 areas that provoke questions the US should address, when formulating their long-term strategy on relations with China. The Sunday Times, 26 April 2020, Insight, pB8

Can humanity make U-turns?

Professor Kishore Mahbubani, Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, NUS opined that the coronavirus pandemic has underlined the importance of supporting multilateral organisations like the World Health Organisation, rather than progressively weakening them. The Straits Times, 9 April 2020, Opinion, pA19

A More China-Centric Globalization

Prof Kishore Mahbubani, Distinguished Fellow of the NUS Asia Research Institute, joined other global thought leaders in sharing their insights with Foreign Policy magazine on how the COVID19 pandemic will change the world.