Kishore Mahbubani Boeken

Eeuwenlang stonden Aziaten (Chinezen, Indiërs, moslims en anderen) langs de zijlijn van de wereldgeschiedenis. Nu zijn ze er klaar voor om hun deel op te eisen van de wereldmacht. Het Oosten moderniseert in een rap tempo, heeft de snelst groeiende economieën en de grootste financiële reserves. Ook op sociaal en cultureel gebied verandert er veel. Maar hoe reageren Europa en de VS op de stormachtige opkomst van Azië? Volgens de Singaporese intellectueel Kishore Mahbubani lijkt alleen de westerse zakenwereld te anticiperen op veranderingen in het Oosten. De westerse overheden daarentegen steken hun kop in het zand en weigeren te aanvaarden dat de verschuiving van economische macht ook een verschuiving van politieke en culturele macht met zich mee zal brengen. Mahbubani vertelt in De eeuw van Azië waarom het Westen optimistisch zou moeten zijn en de transformatie van Azië zou moeten verwelkomen. Met dit boek daagt hij de lezer uit de zelfgenoegzame interne dialoog te stappen en te begrijpen hoe de rest van de wereld tegen Europa en de VS aankijkt en wat dat kan betekenen voor de toekomst.

Kishore Mahbubani's essays delve into the complexities of Western and Asian relations amid growing global interdependence and heightened geopolitical rivalry. The book examines the unique challenges and dilemmas each region faces, offering insights into their interactions and the broader implications for international dynamics. Through thoughtful analysis, Mahbubani encourages readers to consider the future of global cooperation and competition in a rapidly changing world.

"The twenty-first century's great geopolitical contest has begun. A major trade war has broken out. American and Chinese naval vessels are having close encounters in the South China Sea. American congressmen and businessmen are cheering their government's public attacks on China. China is standing firm and resolute. Who will win this contest? What is at stake? And who will judge the winner? In this book, Kishore Mahbubani evaluates the two sides, and shows how China has been thinking on a global scale, launching ambitious initiatives under some of the world's most pragmatic and competent leaders. Most critically, the Chinese people have regained their cultural confidence. Chinese society is now infused with innovation and dynamism. Meanwhile, America has seen the power of its economic model badly damaged by the 2008 financial crisis. To many it is no longer the indispensable nation but an awkward interloper. The global rise of China and the relative strategic decline of the US presents a political challenge that the US has never faced before. American policymakers must shake off their complacency and launch a major strategic reboot of both domestic and foreign policies that have weakened the nation's social foundations and global standing. Otherwise, the start-up nation, barely two hundred and fifty years old, with only a quarter of China's population, cannot expect to defeat the world's oldest continuous civilization. With his trademark candor, Mahbubani delivers impartial and incisive insights on the strategic stakes and mistakes in this new great game"-- Provided by publisher

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a miracle. Why? In an era of growing cultural pessimism, many thoughtful individuals believe that different civilisations cannot live together in peace. The ten countries of ASEAN provide a thriving counter-example of civilizational co-existence. Here 625m people live together in peace. This miracle was delivered by ASEAN.

A leading global public intellectual explains how, while America became arrogant and distracted, a three-thousand-year-old civilization is well on the way to becoming the number one power in the world.

It has been 20 years since Kishore Mahbubani first took the bold step of asking the politically incorrect question, Can Asians think? His collection of essays has stood the test of time, continuing to resonate with both Asian and Western minds alike over two decades and four editions of the book.

For centuries, the Asians (Chinese, Indians, Muslims, and others) have been bystanders in world history. Now they are ready to become co-drivers. Asians have finally understood, absorbed, and implemented Western best practices in many from free-market economics to modern science and technology, from meritocracy to rule of law. They have also become innovative in their own way, creating new patterns of cooperation not seen in the West. Will the West resist the rise of Asia? The good news is that Asia wants to replicate, not dominate, the West. For a happy outcome to emerge, the West must gracefully give up its domination of global institutions, from the IMF to the World Bank, from the G7 to the UN Security Council. History teaches that tensions and conflicts are more likely when new powers emerge. This, too, may happen. But they can be avoided if the world accepts the key principles for a new global partnership spelled out in The New Asian Hemisphere.

The West's centuries-old status as the centre of global wealth and power is coming to an end. As the new powers, China and India from Asia and others from Africa and Latin America, rise to the top of the world's pecking order, how should the West react? Kishore Mahbubani argues passionately and provocatively that the West can no longer impose its power and ideals on the world at large, and paradoxically that only by admitting its decline can the West set itself up for strategic success in the long term. Mahbubani examines the myths and self-delusions of Western power with an outsider's critical eye, and the shocking freshness of his geopolitical analysis will give all Westerners and political thinkers pause for thought

A sweeping survey that proves to be...a counterweight to global gloom and doom. Mr. Mahbubani is a big-picture writer and thinker, a Thomas Friedman with a strong Asian perspective. -The Wall Street Journal

The anthology features insightful columns that delve into the complexities of the U.S.-China relationship, addressing pressing questions about their rivalry and future interactions. Through thoughtful analysis, the author examines the geopolitical landscape and offers perspectives on the implications of this critical global dynamic.