Today's episode is a short keynote episode brought to you by George Yeo.

George Yeo is a Singaporean statesman, former Brigadier-General, and distinguished scholar. He served in Singapore's Cabinet for 23 years (1988–2011), holding key ministerial positions including Foreign Affairs, Trade & Industry, Health, and Information & the Arts. I consider him to be one of Singapore's greatest public intellectual in the 21st century and find it my great privilege to call him a friend and mentor. I hope you will learn from this short address as much as I did. This is the 61st episode Of The Front Row Podcast(Yes, even this mini-episode counts. Thank you Mr Yeo for giving us great access to your insights) This keynote was given at The Danube Institute earlier this year.

The Danube Institute was established by the Batthyány Lajos Foundation in 2013 in Budapest, with the aim of encouraging the transmission of ideas and people within the countries of Central Europe and between Central Europe, other parts of Europe, and the English-speaking world.