Kishore Mahbubani: The Rise of Asia in the 21st Century

In this week's episode, Isabelle and Vivien are honored to have with them Kishore Mahbubani, a Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute of the National University of Singapore, or NUS. Professor Mahbubani was with the Singapore Foreign Service for 33 years, with postings in Cambodia, Malaysia, Washington DC, and New York, where he twice was Singapore’s Ambassador to the UN and served as President of the UN Security Council in January 2001 and May 2002. He joined academia in 2004, w...

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The US-Asia Institute podcast series Asia Unscripted features diverse experts with firsthand knowledge of Asia, who introduce key stories of the day in 20-30 minutes. The series covers issues in East Asia and the Asia Pacific, with episodes on China, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, and the 10 countries of ASEAN. Please be reminded that the US-Asia Institute is a nonpartisan, non-advocacy organization with no policy agenda. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the US-Asia Institute.