Lee Kuan Yew, the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, is known around the world as an innovative leader and respected scholar of global strategy. Lee has been a mentor to every Chinese leader from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping, and a counselor to every U.S. president from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama. In their new book, Graham Allison and Robert Blackwill distill the essence of Lee Kuan Yew’s visionary thinking about critical issues including the futures of China and the United States, U.S.-China relations, India, and globalization. At a National Committee program on May 6 at Jones Day, the authors will discuss their new book, Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World.
Graham Allison is director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Dr. Allison served as special advisor to the secretary of defense under President Ronald Reagan and assistant secretary of defense for policy and planning under President Bill Clinton. He has the sole distinction of having twice been awarded the Department of Defenses’s highest civilian award, the Distinguished Public Service Medal.
Robert Blackwill is Henry A. Kissinger senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations where he works on American foreign policy and geo-economics. Ambassador Blackwill served as deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor for strategic planning under President George W. Bush; he was also presidential envoy to Iraq, and the administration's coordinator for U.S. policy on Afghanistan and Iran. Ambassador Blackwill served as the U.S. ambassador to India from 2001 to 2003, and was the recipient of the 2007 Bridge-Builder Award for his role in transforming U.S.-India relations.
Copies of Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States and the World will be available for purchase.
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Registration will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1.
