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Kishore Mahbubani discusses how years of Western hypocrisy and violence has caused its downfall.
What can the West do to recover its political dominance, or has that ship now sailed?
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For centuries, Western powers dominated the global order and mistook that moment for permanence. Join Former President of the UN Security Council. Kishore Mahbubani, who argues the shift now underway is not upheaval but historical rebalancing. Asian and other non-Western societies are not “rising” but returning to their natural weight in world affairs. The danger lies in Western refusal to accept this reality. The West's clinging to primacy is distorting policy and fueling conflict.
"Arguably Asia's most influential thinker." - Martin Wolf
#politics #coldwar #america #china
Kishore Mahbubani is a Singaporean diplomat and scholar. A former President of the UN Security Council, his work examines the geopolitics of Asia's return to the global centre stage.
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0:00 Intro
0:26 This talk will make you feel uncomfortable
3:20 How the West got complacent after the Cold War
6:23 The West went to sleep when the rest of the world woke up
8:11 The West's use of bombing to spread democracy
11:05 The Iraq War was not an anomaly
14:21 The West rarely sticks to Western values
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Kishore Mahbubani discusses how years of Western hypocrisy and violence has caused its downfall.
What can the West do to recover its political dominance, or has that ship now sailed?
With a free trial, you can watch the full talk NOW at iai.tv/video/rebalancing-the-global-order?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=description
For centuries, Western powers dominated the global order and mistook that moment for permanence. Join Former President of the UN Security Council. Kishore Mahbubani, who argues the shift now underway is not upheaval but historical rebalancing. Asian and other non-Western societies are not “rising” but returning to their natural weight in world affairs. The danger lies in Western refusal to accept this reality. The West's clinging to primacy is distorting policy and fueling conflict.
"Arguably Asia's most influential thinker." - Martin Wolf
#politics #coldwar #america #china
Kishore Mahbubani is a Singaporean diplomat and scholar. A former President of the UN Security Council, his work examines the geopolitics of Asia's return to the global centre stage.
The Institute of Art and Ideas features videos and articles from cutting edge thinkers discussing the ideas that are shaping the world, from metaphysics to string theory, technology to democracy, aesthetics to genetics. Subscribe today! iai.tv/subscribe?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=https://iai.tv/video/rebalancing-the-global-order
0:00 Intro
0:26 This talk will make you feel uncomfortable
3:20 How the West got complacent after the Cold War
6:23 The West went to sleep when the rest of the world woke up
8:11 The West's use of bombing to spread democracy
11:05 The Iraq War was not an anomaly
14:21 The West rarely sticks to Western values
For debates and talks: iai.tv
For articles: iai.tv/articles
For courses: iai.tv/iai-academy/courses
