In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas speaks to veteran Singaporean diplomat Prof. Kishore Mahbubani about his thesis that the 21st century will be remembered as ‘the Asian Century’, and how the West can prepare peacefully and optimistically for China's return as the fulcrum of world history.
Drawing on his books Living the Asian Century, Has China Won?, and Can Asians Think?, Prof. Mahbubani explains:
- Why the 21st century will be the Asian century and why this need not require Western decline
- How colonialism shaped Asian self-perception, and the need for intellectual decolonisation
- How other countries can adopt Singapore’s model for success
- His meeting with Fidel Castro, Hafez al-Assad, and Yasser Arafat
- The hypocrisy of Western power and diplomacy
- How the United States keeps the UN weak on purpose
- Why Pres. Trump’s China realism has been a good thing
- The threat of war in Asia
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This episode was produced and edited by Thomas Small.
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