The ingredients of peacemaking in geopolitics: Insights from the Asian Peace Programme
Asian nations are today becoming more central to shaping global politics, economics and security. As Asia’s global influence grows, its countries must take responsibility for stability and peace, rather than allowing rivalries to define the century.
This point was underscored during the dialogue between veteran diplomat and Distinguished Fellow at the NUS Asia Research Institute (ARI) Mr Kishore Mahbubani and Singapore’s former foreign minister Mr George Yeo in conjunction with the launch of the book, Can Asians Think of Peace? Essays on Managing Conflict in the Asian Century, on 22 August 2025.