Events

Outline of the Event:

The choice of the US President affects not just Americans but the whole world. Certainly, both will step up the contest against China. This will create turbulence in Southeast Asia. Singaporeans should try to understand the implications of this turbulence for Singapore and look for ways and means to cope with it. This discussion will throw out some ideas on the implications for Singapore.

Monday, 25 November

6.00pm to 7.00pm

Theatrette

Complimentary

A book sale of the title “Living the Asian Century: An Undiplomatic Memoir” will be available for members who attend the talk

To register, please email library@tanglinclub.org or you may also walk in.

About the Speakers:

Kishore Mahbubani has dedicated five decades of his life to public service: 33 years in the Singapore Administrative Service, 13 years as the Founding Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (NUS), and now as a Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, NUS, where he has launched the Asian Peace Programme and created an MOOC on US-China relations.

Kishore has received global recognition for his intellectual contributions, having been listed several times in the list of top global thinkers by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines. The Financial Times listed him as one of fifty individuals who would shape the debate on the future of capitalism. 

Mr. Ashok Kumar Mirpuri joined Temasek in September 2023 and is currently Head, International Policy & Governance. Prior to joining Temasek, Ashok was Singapore Ambassador to the United States from July 2012 to June 2023, where he represented Singapore’s interests in working with three U.S. Administrations.