On security and peace: Lessons from the Shangri-La Dialogue

Young Leaders Programme at the Shangri-La Dialogue 2025

The infamous Doomsday Clock, which in January was set to “89 seconds to midnight” (i.e. the closest mankind has been to destroying our world), would probably be set even closer today.

I was recently part of the 9th Young Leaders Programme at the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue – One of Asia’s foremost security events, held annually in Singapore, has concluded against the backdrop of unprecedented global security challenges.