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Is the West Ready for an Asian Century?
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- Deep Dish on Global Affairs
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- Feb 5, 2026
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Summary
As China and India rise, power in the Indo-Pacific is shifting fast, and the world is feeling it. Former Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani puts it bluntly: "the era of Western domination of world history is over." Along with Avinash Paliwal of SOAS, they unpack how the region views this shift, whether President Trump's second term has sped it up, and what it means for America's place in the world.