Kishore Mahbubani: "I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before…"

The defining contest of the 21st century is unfolding before our eyes—and it isn’t just about economics or military posturing. According to Kishore Mahbubani, this geopolitical clash between the United States and China is driven by three deep structural forces: the historical impulse of dominant powers to suppress rising challengers, the unspoken racial anxieties rooted in the Western imagination, and America’s unmet expectations that China would liberalize politically as it opened economically. Each of these forces feeds into a volatile rivalry that neither side has fully prepared for—especially the United States, which, Mahbubani argues, has rushed into confrontation without a coherent long-term strategy.

This wide-ranging talk dismantles the myth of inevitable Western superiority, explores the West’s fading leverage over Asia, and urges Europeans and Americans alike to recognize the new centers of global growth—namely China, India, and ASEAN. Mahbubani outlines how Asian pragmatism and historical awareness offer lessons in coexistence and diplomacy that the West has yet to learn. The future, he warns, will be shaped not by ideological victories, but by the ability to adapt to a multipolar, multi-civilizational world.

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