A colossal foreign policy gaffe
Enhancing relations with Russia is both reckless & inappropriate Recent statements by the Malaysian ambassador in Moscow, Bala Chandran Tharman, have left …
Category Archives: International Affairs
Ismail Sabri’s Dubai Debacle
Ismail Sabri’s visit to the UAE (29-31 March) was, by all counts, a disastrous affair. No UAE official was on …
Critical Conversations Malaysia Episode 04: A Conversation with Olexander Nechytaylo, Ambassador of Ukraine to Malaysia
Ukrainian Ambassador to Malaysia Olexander Nechytaylo talks about his country’s desperate fight for survival and why the world must stand …
AUKUS: Restoring the strategic balance
The recent announcement in Washington DC of a new tripartite alliance between Australia, the UK and the US (AUKUS) – …
The Prime Minister’s 100 day pledge
“The greatest danger is not that we aim too high and miss but that we aim too low and hit.” …
Will the coronavirus pandemic change the way we see ourselves as a nation?
The tough new measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic that were announced a few days ago have certainly brought home …
Kuala Lumpur Islamic Summit: old ideas & new realities
The speeches and forums are over. The visitors have left. Malaysians, if they even bothered to follow the grandly named …
Malaysia’s erratic foreign policy
Is Malaysia’s foreign policy becoming increasingly erratic under the administration of Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad? That is a question …
Comic books, politics and propaganda
What is it with us Malaysians? We seem to careen from one controversy to another in quick succession. Before we …
Hypocrisy & hyperbole at the UN
Dozens of world leaders descended on New York last week for the 74th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), …
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