The Myth of the Asian Century | A Lowy Institute Paper

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14 October 2025

Politics & government; Geopolitics

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It's time to peel away the layers of a cliche that is not just useless, but harmful.

The claim that the twenty-first century will be Asian, just as the twentieth century was American, is often made but seldom examined. Yet this axiom is not just simplistic, it could also encourage the very rivalry that most threatens Asia's security and prosperity- between the United States and China. Asia is certainly playing a more prominent role in global geopolitics, just as Europe once did and America still does. The purpose of this Paper is to unpack the many layers concealed by the phrase 'the Asian Century'. The future is too complex to be characterised by any one continent.

By: Bilahari Kausikan
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 179mm, Width: 111mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 92g
ISBN: 9781761357992
ISBN 10: 1761357999
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 14 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Bilahari Kausikan served as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore. Among many appointments during his thirty-seven years in the Ministry, he was Singapore's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, Ambassador to the Russian Federation, and Ambassador-at-Large.