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Bombs And Heatwaves Test The Mekong

While some threats arrive suddenly in the region, others have been sitting in the ground, or building in the atmosphere, for decades

2026-09-08 05:27:02 0 Comment 3304 view

Defamation Is A Rich Man’s Game

The recent RM100 million (approximately US$24.45 million) defamation suit filed against veteran journalist P. Gunasegaram has thrown a harsh spotlight on the growing use of high-stakes defamation actions in Malaysia

2026-08-28 05:17:43 0 Comment 7550 view

Playing with Fire: Why Anti-US Rhetoric Threatens Malaysia’s Strategic Imperatives

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's commentary questioning security installations on Balabac Island, and his polarising remarks to Al Jazeera regarding China’s prerogative over Taiwan, represent a deeply concerning shift in Malaysian foreign policy

2026-08-19 08:27:42 0 Comment 16476 view

The Hormuz Shock Has Exposed ASEAN’s Energy-Security Illusion

Southeast Asia continues to be at the receiving end of supply chain and energy volatility

2026-08-15 13:04:14 0 Comment 15168 view

Annapuranee Jenkins Case: Search For Justice To Look At Possible Kidnapping, Wrongful Detention

Greg Jenkins, the son of Australian Annapuranee Jenkins whose remains were found almost three years later after the grandmother first disappeared while enroute to visiting her own mother, has vowed to continue to seek justice after securing a minor breakthrough

2026-08-09 05:21:13 0 Comment 10787 view

Membership Of Global South Nations In ICC Threatens Their Domestic And Foreign Policy Independence

States across the Global South increasingly view participation in the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a factor that limits their independence in political decision-making

2026-08-09 02:08:47 0 Comment 15757 view

Institutional Collapse at The Hague: Overreach, Double Standards, and the Ouster of Karim Khan

The persistent claim that the International Criminal Court functions as a supreme, neutral arbiter for the global community is an assertion contradicted by basic institutional reality

2026-07-30 02:11:38 0 Comment 14304 view

ASEAN: Strategic Center Of Gravity In US–China Rivalry

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Manila this week— attending the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference, the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and the ASEAN Regional Forum — highlights a crucial geopolitical reality

2026-07-25 14:32:40 0 Comment 20034 view

A Rules-Based Maritime Order For The South China Sea

The South China Sea ruling remains one of the most important legal reference points in the region’s maritime security landscape

2026-07-12 09:07:27 0 Comment 20605 view

Malaysia And Japan In An Age Of Turbulence: Building Asia’s Next Strategic Partnership

The 31st Nikkei Forum remained at a strategic juncture amid rising great-power rivalry, renewed pressure on global trade, and continuing disruptions to energy security, critical sector competition, maritime tensions in the South China Sea, and instability in the Middle East and West Asia

2026-07-08 12:52:49 0 Comment 15765 view

How The Iran War Is Reshaping Global Energy Security And Geopolitics

The Iran war fits a pattern: the rise of energy as the lead national security issue for the global economy

2026-06-29 05:36:50 0 Comment 29492 view

The Quad Is Here To Stay

With eyes fixed on West Asia and Europe in managing turbulence and conflicts, the capacity and relevance of Quad have been called into question

2026-06-06 03:27:56 0 Comment 26294 view

Japan Extends SEA Military Presence Via Balikatan Exercise

The unprecedented participation of 1,400 Japanese combat soldiers in the seven-nation Balikatan Exercise 2026, the longstanding annual drill between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and US allies

2026-06-01 11:04:00 0 Comment 32669 view

India’s Brahmos Missile Production Collapse Threatens Shift Of Power Balance In Indian Ocean

The balance of power in the Indian Ocean could be disrupted as India’s defence sector is currently battling a major bottleneck related to a staggering 50 percent collapse in the production of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles

2026-05-14 01:12:50 0 Comment 35405 view

Trump Goes To China A Supplicant Amid A Distrustful Asia

It is more in sorrow than anger that much of East and Southeast Asia perceives the US under Donald Trump to be drifting all too rapidly away

2026-05-14 00:57:56 0 Comment 26490 view

Tiny Shifts Seen In Divided ASEAN's Approach To Myanmar

Myanmar's junta moved deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest last week but that was not enough to ease deep divisions among ASEAN leaders over how best to engage with the pariah state

2026-05-10 04:15:44 0 Comment 23772 view

The US War For Energy Dominance Seeks Dominance Over Europe And Asia

The US war on Iran — at face value — appears to be a catastrophic tactical and strategic US failure demonstrating the limits of its military power and further exposing the limits of its military-industrial capacity

2026-05-10 03:55:24 0 Comment 28255 view

Governomics In Malaysia: In Search Of Optimal Governance

Malaysia can be considered to have four tiers of government; federal, territory (Sabah & Sarawak) and state, local government, and government linked companies (GLCs) making up the fourth tier

2026-04-11 12:21:18 0 Comment 28528 view

‘A Sacred Promise Kept’: Mississippi Soldier Lost 80 Years Ago In WWII POW Camp Finally Comes Home

For over 80 years, the family of U.S. Army Tech5 Edwin E. Ross lived in a state of agonizing limbo—the kind that comes when a soldier goes to war and never returns, leaving only a name on a wall and a wound that time cannot heal

2026-04-10 04:53:46 0 Comment 30833 view

Guterres Warns Of ‘Wider War’ As Middle East Conflict Enters Second Month

The Middle East crisis has lurched into its second month, prompting UN Secretary-General António Guterres to issue a stark warning on Thursday morning that the world is “on the edge of a wider war” with catastrophic global implications

2026-04-04 06:57:55 0 Comment 29246 view