US-Malaysia Trade Agreement: A Threat to Sovereignty & Regional Stability
[1] US ambassador Edgard Kagan warned last week that while Malaysia was free to explore opportunities with the BRICs grouping, President Trump “has …
Category Archives: ASEAN
South China Sea: The Limits of Quiet Diplomacy
[1] Kishore Mahbubani – Singapore’s widely respected diplomat and scholar – recently lauded Malaysia’s quiet diplomacy in dealing with China’s …
Are China’s South China Sea assurances worth anything?
The latest edition of the China Standard Map – which reiterates China’s claims to almost all of the South China …
AUKUS: Restoring the strategic balance
The recent announcement in Washington DC of a new tripartite alliance between Australia, the UK and the US (AUKUS) – …
Our shameful response to genocide against the Rohingya
Many have been deeply shocked and saddened by the response to the latest wave of Rohingya refugees to arrive at …
The Rohingya crisis: Appoint Anwar as special envoy
In New York last week, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad added his voice, not for the first time, to the …
South China Sea: The Gloves Come Off
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s revelation last week that President Xi Jiping warned him that China was prepared to go to …
Smoke & mirrors in the South China Sea
Stung by criticism that it is behaving aggressively in the South China Sea, Beijing appears to be going on the …
Standing up to China
Responding to the latest satellite imagery released by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative last week showing that China is …
The Rohingya Genocide: help or hype?
The news coming out of Myanmar’s Rakhine state is grim. Genocide is once again rearing its ugly head, this time …
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