Kenneth Paul Tan is a tenured Professor of Politics, Film, and Cultural Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. He teaches in the Academy of Film, the Department of Journalism, and the Department of Government and International Studies. Previously, he served in the senior leadership team of the National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy during the most rapid and critical years of the school's growth. He has won many prestigious awards for being an innovative and socially-engaged educator. He has a PhD from Cambridge University and has held visiting fellowships and honorary professorships at the Australian National University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Georgetown University (on a Fulbright Fellowship), Harvard University, Sciences Po, the University of Duisburg-Essen, and the University of Hong Kong. He has served as Chair of theatre company The Necessary Stage (Singapore) and as founding Chair of the Asian Film Archive.See more on the author's page Follow Kishore MahbubaniBrief content visible, double tap to read full content.Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.A veteran diplomat, student of philosophy, and celebrated author, Kishore Mahbubani is currently a Distinguished Fellow at the National University of Singapore’s Asia Research Institute. Mahbubani is also a former President of the UN Security Council (Jan 2001, May 2002) and the Founding Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (2004-2017). Mahbubani writes and speaks prolifically on the rise of Asia, geopolitics and global governance. His eight book... See more
Kenneth Paul Tan is a tenured Professor of Politics, Film, and Cultural Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. He teaches in the Academy of Film, the Department of Journalism, and the Department of Government and International Studies. Previously, he served in the senior leadership team of the National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy during the most rapid and critical years of the school's growth. He has won many prestigious awards for being an innovative and socially-engaged educator. He has a PhD from Cambridge University and has held visiting fellowships and honorary professorships at the Australian National University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Georgetown University (on a Fulbright Fellowship), Harvard University, Sciences Po, the University of Duisburg-Essen, and the University of Hong Kong. He has served as Chair of theatre company The Necessary Stage (Singapore) and as founding Chair of the Asian Film Archive.See more on the author's page Follow Kishore MahbubaniBrief content visible, double tap to read full content.Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.A veteran diplomat, student of philosophy, and celebrated author, Kishore Mahbubani is currently a Distinguished Fellow at the National University of Singapore’s Asia Research Institute. Mahbubani is also a former President of the UN Security Council (Jan 2001, May 2002) and the Founding Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (2004-2017). Mahbubani writes and speaks prolifically on the rise of Asia, geopolitics and global governance. His eight books and articles in the New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times and Foreign Affairs have earned him global recognition as “the muse of the Asian century.” He was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in October 2019. More information can be found on ww
