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.  

Why China and the US must set aside their differences to tackle the coronavirus crisis

Prof Kishore Mahbubani has opined that Covid-19 outbreak is occurring at a time when global organisations, including the WHO, are weakened, making it imperative for world powers to step up. Just as they did for the global financial crisis, the US and China should convene a special G20 summit to form a coordinated response to …

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Hong Kong was the protest story of 2019. This year it’s Modi’s India

Dr Nisha Mathew, joint Research Fellow at the Middle East Institute and Asia Research Institute at NUS wrote an op-ed piece about the protests in India against Modi government. South China Morning Post Online, 21 January 2020 A smiliar report was carried in: –  South China Morning Post, 22 January 2020, Page A8

Asean’s quiet resilience

Prof Kishore Mahbubani, Distinguished Fellow from the Asia Research Institute at NUS opined that Asean’s culture of accommodation and pragmatism has proven to be a source of strength in a year marked by growing United States-China tensions. The Straits Times, Opinion pA29, 12 December 2019