Navigating US-Malaysia Relations Amidst Trump’s Chaos
[1] President Trump has upended international relations in unimaginable ways. Traditional diplomacy, ideology, long-standing relationships, even treaty obligations matter little …
Category Archives: Middle East
Should Malaysia help the Palestinian People?
[1] Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s announcement that the government will help in the reconstruction of Gaza by building a hospital, …
Holding his own in the great game of hypocrisy
[1] Perhaps no other issue in recent times exposes the hypocrisy of world leaders than the tragedy now unfolding in …
Palestine & the Collapse of Western Moral Authority
Vivid television coverage of heavily armed police moving into US campuses to quell peaceful student demonstrations is not what one …
The OIC summit failed Palestinians; we must not
The OIC summit failed Palestinians; we must not After weeks of mounting pressure from their own populations over the slaughter …
Exploiting Palestine’s pain for political gain
Let me be clear: What is happening in Gaza today is horrendous, a war crime, a crime against humanity, genocide …
Condemn the massacre of Israeli civilians but stand with the Palestinian people
The violence against hundreds of innocent Israeli civilians by Hamas over the weekend – Black Saturday – was horrific and …
Visit debacle is on the Saudis not Anwar
There’s no escaping the conclusion that somehow something went terribly wrong with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s recent visit to Saudi …
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 …
A backdoor envoy for a backdoor government
There’s a mysterious letter, purportedly written by the newly minted Middle East special envoy, Hadi Awang, that’s making the rounds. …
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