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Record Nr.

UNINA9910514182303321

Autore

Mahbubani Kishore

Titolo

The Asian 21st century / / Kishore Mahbubani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

2022

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, , 2022

©2022

ISBN

981-16-6811-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 270 pages)

Collana

China and Globalization

Classificazione

POL011000POL054000

Soggetti

Politics & government

International relations

Asia Economic conditions 21st century

Asia Foreign relations China

Asia Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This open access book consists of essays written by Kishore Mahbubani to explore the challenges and dilemmas faced by the West and Asia in an increasingly interdependent world village and intensifying geopolitical competition. The contents cover four parts: Part One The End of the Era of Western Domination. The major strategic error that the West is now making is to refuse to accept this reality. The West needs to learn how to act strategically in a world where they are no longer the number 1. Part Two The Return of Asia. From the years 1 to 1820, the largest economies in the world were Asian. After 1820 and the rise of the West, however, great Asian civilizations like China and India were dominated and humiliated. The twenty-first century will see the return of Asia to the center of the world stage. Part Three The Peaceful Rise of China. The shift in the balance of power to the East has been most pronounced in the rise of China. While this rise has been peaceful, many in the West have responded with considerable concern over the influence China will have on the world order. Part Four



Globalization, Multilateralism and Cooperation. Many of the world’s pressing issues, such as COVID-19 and climate change, are global issues and will require global cooperation to deal with. In short, human beings now live in a global village. States must work with each other, and we need a world order that enables and facilitates cooperation in our global village.