Beyond the “Asian Century”

Bilahari Kausikan in Conversation

“The twenty-first century will be Asian” gets repeated like a prophecy. But what if it’s not just wrong, but dangerous?

Former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bilahari Kausikan joins The Nanson’s in-house geopolitical analyst Steven Okun to unpack why he calls the “Asian Century” a harmful cliché, how it feeds US-China rivalry, and what Trump 2.0 means for Asia’s security and Singapore’s future.


Expect sharp, unscripted views, candid Q&A, and a reality check on the stories we tell about power in this part of the world.