Asia-Pacific: when elephants fight
A ruinous battle for supremacy in the Asia-Pacific has begun that could see the region divided and ASEAN itself marginalized. …
Category Archives: International Affairs
The silence of our friends
Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman’s recent visit to Malaysia did more harm than good. According to local media reports, …
Why are people so angry?
Why are people so angry? Every time you open a newspaper or turn on the television these days, you invariably …
South China Sea: United we stand
The continuing standoff between China and the Philippines over the Scarborough Shoal is a reminder that ASEAN needs to get …
Unstoppable change in Myanmar
The thing about change is that once it takes hold, there is no stopping it. Myanmar is a good case …
Is Malaysia on the cusp of regime change?
MARCH 28 — Former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad recently warned that the US, together with unidentified Jewish groups, …
Iran’s day of reckoning
Nuclear weapons have become a necessity for Teheran, prompting Western and Arab powers to join forces with Israel in a …
Malaysia: Adrift in foreign affairs
Malaysia appears to be too preoccupied by domestic challenges to give foreign policy the kind of serious attention it deserves …
2011: The year of global rage
The Star, Thursday December 22, 2011 Diplomatically Speaking by DENNIS IGNATIUS BY ALL accounts, 2011 was a particularly eventful year. …
Myanmar – Flickers of progress or smoke and mirrors?
Thursday December 8, 2011 Diplomatically Speaking By Dennis Ignatius With more international engagement, questions remain as to how far the Myanmar …
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