Чи виживе Сингапур?

"Buty chy ne buty, chy, moz͡hlyvo, taky buty?" - t͡se rytorychne zapytanni͡a pro maĭbutni͡e Synhapuru. Chy vyz͡hyve misto-derz͡hava, za ploshchei͡u mensha vid Kyi͡eva? Chy vdastʹsi͡a synhapurt͡si͡am zberehty te, shcho vony zbuduvaly za piv stolitti͡a nezalez͡hnosti? Chy zmoz͡hutʹ vony ĭ dali rozvyvaty osvitu ta utrymuvaty pry vladi intelektualʹnu elitu? Pro t͡se rozmirkovui͡e dyplomat iz 33-richnym dosvidom Kishor Makhbubani.<br>Dli͡a shyrokoho kola chytachiv, vsikh, khto t͡sikavytʹsi͡a osobystisti͡u Li Kuan I͡U ta tym, i͡ak Synhapur dosi͡ah prot͡svitanni͡a ta boretʹsi͡a iz vrazlyvosti͡amy.<br>Kishor Makhbubani opysui͡e try varianty, i͡akymy moz͡he rukhatysi͡a istorii͡a, shchyro vbolivai͡e za vlasnu derz͡havu ĭ zaklykai͡e synhapurt͡siv do rozdumiv i samoanalizu. T͡Se, na dumku avtora, dopomoz͡he pidhotuvatysi͡a do maĭbutnʹoho ĭ zrobyty ĭoho optymistychnym.

"To be or not to be, or perhaps to be?"this is a rhetorical question about the future of Singapore. Will a city-state smaller in area than Kiev survive? Will Singaporeans be able to preserve what they have built in half a century of independence? Will they be able to continue developing education and keep the intellectual elite in power? Kishor Mahbubani, a diplomat with 33 years of experience, reflects on this.
For a wide range of readers, anyone interested in Lee Kuan Yew's personality and how Singapore has achieved prosperity and struggled with vulnerabilities.
Kishor Mahbubani describes three options that history can use, sincerely supports his own state and encourages Singaporeans to reflect and introspect. This, according to the author, will help prepare for the future and make it optimistic.