Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World

By Lee Kuan Yew

This book collects the views of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding prime minister of Singapore, drawn from his speeches, writings and interviews. Compiled by Graham Allison, Robert Blackwill and Ali Wyne, it presents his thoughts on China's future, the United States, India, Islamic extremism, globalization, democracy and leadership. Lee's frank, often blunt answers reflect decades of advising presidents and prime ministers.

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Shane Parrish: “If you’re not familiar with Lee Kuan Yew, he’s the “Father of Modern Singapore,” the man who took a small, poor island just north of the equator in Southeast Asia with GDP per capita of ~$500 in 1965 and turned it into a modern powerhouse with GDP per capita of over $70,000 as of 2014, with some of the lowest rates of…”