The Asian 21st Century.

• Superior document: China and Globalization Series
• Author: Mahbubani, Kishore.
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,, 2021.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: China and Globalization Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (250 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Contents
• Introduction
• The End of the Era of Western Domination
• The Hypocrisy of the West
• In Theory, the West Condemns Hypocrisy-In Practice, It Indulges in it
• "Thou Shalt Torture Human Beings"?
• End the Hypocrisy
• Trump, Macron and the Poverty of Liberalism
• Democracy or Plutocracy? America's Existential Question
• The Difference Between "Democracy" and "Plutocracy"
• Main Obstacle to Change
• Just and Unjust Inequality
• Tyranny of Money
• In Denial
• Five Hard Steps Forward
• Can America Escape Plutocracy?
• What Do US Capitol Attack and the West's Covid-19 Death Rates Have in Common?
• Disparity in Societies
• Emphasizing Responsibilities
• Was Trump Right or Wrong on China? Biden's Answer Will Shape the Future
• Acknowledging a Harsh Reality
• Long-Term Strategy
• Why the Trump Administration Has Helped China
• Why American Presidents Matter
• What Biden Offers
• What Biden Will Mean for the Rest of the World
• East and West: Trust or Distrust?
• Great Battles Require Strategic Discipline-And Washington Needs It in This Crisis
• The Asian Renaissance
• On the Dawn of the Asian Century
• ASEAN's Quiet Resilience
• Asia, Say No to NATO
• East Asia's New Edge
• Why the 'India Way' May Be the World's Best Bet for Moral Leadership
• India's Tryst with the Asian Century
• India: A Brave and Imaginative Superpower?
• Can India Become Stronger Than China? Yes, It Can
• Introduction
• Part I: Why I am Confident
• Part II: Key Principles to Follow
• Part III: Some Concrete Steps
• The West Needs to Rethink Its Strategic Goals for Asia
• Myanmar Coup Could Jump-Start US-China Cooperation, Through Quiet Diplomacy
• Can Asia Help Biden?
• Golden Opportunity
• The Peaceful Rise of China
• China: Threat or Opportunity?
• A 'Yellow Peril' Revival Fueling Western Fears of China's Rise.
• Is China Expansionist?
• References
• How Dangerous Is China?
• What China Threat? How the United States and China Can Avoid War
• The Great Paradox of Donald Trump's Plan to Combat China
• HK People Must Understand They've Become a Pawn
• Editor's Note
• Covid-19 'Enhanced China's Position in the World Order'
• How China Could Win Over the Post-coronavirus World and Leave the US Behind
• Why Attempts to Build a New Anti-China Alliance Will Fail
• Biden Should Appear 'Tough &amp
• Fierce' on China, but Cooperate 'Below the Radar'
• Biden Should Summon the Courage to Reverse Course on China
• The West Should Heed Napoleon's Advice and Let China Sleep
• Asian Inheritors of a Western Legacy?
• Globalization, Multilateralism and Cooperation
• Globalization Is Dead! Long Live Globalization!
• Three Mistakes the US Made
• Strategic Mistake One
• Strategic Mistake Two
• Strategic Mistake Three
• America's Road to Plutocracy
• Simple Solutions and Hard Decisions
• References
• Can the World Order Catch Up with the World?
• Diplomacy: Power or Persuasion
• References
• UN: A Sunrise Organization?
• Can the World Health Organization Be Rejuvenated?
• Multilateral Diplomacy
• Functions of Multilateral Diplomacy
• Forms of Multilateral Diplomacy
• Inherent Tensions of Multilateral Diplomacy
• Solutions
• Reference
• Can Humanity Make U-turns?
• Appendix Introduction to Kishore Mahbubani's Collections
• A.1 The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the East (New York: Public Affairs, 2008)
• A.2 The ASEAN Miracle: A Catalyst for Peace (Singapore: NUS Press, 2017)
• A.3 Has the West Lost It?: A Provocation (London: Allen Lane, 2018)
• A.4 Has China Won?: The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy (New York: Public Affairs, 2020)
• Index.