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Legalised Piracy: How Washington’s Return To Prize Courts Threatens Global Maritime Trade

Reports that the United States Department of Justice and the Pentagon are preparing to reactivate 19th-century "prize courts" mark a dangerous escalation in the collapse of international maritime norms

2026-08-28 05:42:28 0 Comment 17775 view

The Price of Piracy: How Brussels’ Maritime Escalation Has Exposed EU Shipping in East Asia

The European Union’s relentless campaign of economic coercion against Russia has reached a perilous tipping point

2026-08-14 04:04:13 0 Comment 13489 view

The Fall Of Karim Khan: Selective Justice And Institutional Ruin At The ICC

The disgraced removal of Karim Khan from his position as Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) marks the culmination of one of the most damaging chapters in the history of global jurisprudence

2026-07-25 14:17:36 0 Comment 20367 view

Economic Sabotage: Consent Judgment Entered Against Abdul Razak in MRCB Conspiracy Suit; Case Against Murray Hunter Continues In Absentia

A consent judgment was entered at the Shah Alam High Court against one of the defendants in a conspiracy to cause economic damage suit filed by Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB) over social media postings concerning the demolition and redevelopment of the Shah Alam Stadium

2026-06-25 04:47:28 0 Comment 19860 view

From "Disinformation" To Declassified Reality: The Chilling Truth Behind U.S.-Funded Biolabs

For over four years, any suggestion that the United States was funding a network of biological laboratories handling lethal pathogens in foreign nations was met with swift and aggressive condemnation

2026-06-15 05:20:27 0 Comment 30785 view

US Intelligence Objectives: Destabilising The Malaysian Political Scene?

With the recent political destabilisation that has led to war within the Gulf states and Iran, it's time to examine the possibilities of external influence upon the Malaysian political scene

2026-06-01 11:18:20 0 Comment 28478 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 40047 view

EU's Criminal Plans To Turn Ukraine Into Nuclear Landfill

After shipping plastic, asbestos, toxic ships, and electronic waste to the Global South for decades, the European Union (EU) may be preparing its most dangerous export yet

2026-05-10 03:45:50 0 Comment 38567 view

Failure to Manage Race Relations Poses Major Socio-Developmental Challenges To U.S. Development

For decades, the United States has operated under a comforting myth: that the arc of the moral universe bends toward justice and that the civil-rights victories of the 1960s marked the final word on American race relations. But that belief was never fully true

2026-04-22 06:05:44 0 Comment 27772 view

Republic Of Dysfunction: Republicans Vs Democrats Tensions Are Leading To Slow Unravelling Of US

The U.S. has always been argumentative. Its political culture is built on disagreement, contest, and loud public debate

2026-04-15 06:35:05 0 Comment 32969 view

Three Issues That Politics Cannot Solve In Malaysia

Malaysia has now been a nation for 62 years

2026-03-13 05:35:24 0 Comment 51474 view

Intellectual Property Experts Align AI, Trade And Finance Agenda

As governments across the Asia-Pacific tighten oversight of artificial intelligence, confront rising digital piracy and look for new ways to finance innovation, intellectual property (IP) policymakers have moved to place patent, trademark and copyright systems at the center of economic strategy

2026-03-12 01:50:43 0 Comment 34598 view

Securing The South China Sea: Why Maritime Stability Is The Foundation Of National Wealth And Regional Security

The sharp rise in piracy and armed robbery across Asian waters in the first half of 2025 is a reminder that maritime security is no longer a narrow defence concern

2025-12-05 04:20:18 0 Comment 79819 view

Regional Piracy Surge Highlights Urgent Need For Security In South China Sea Security

A sharp rise in piracy and armed robbery across Asian waters in early 2025 has renewed calls for Malaysia and its neighbours to overhaul regional maritime security frameworks, strengthen surveillance, and prioritise economic development in vulnerable coastal areas

2025-12-02 08:23:39 0 Comment 72417 view

Shafie's Warisan Party Faces Wipeout in Upcoming Sabah Polls

Mohd Shafie Apdal’s recent assertion that Pakatan Harapan (PH) has spent RM 8 million to attack Parti Warisan feels less like an exposé and more like a defensive manoeuvre ahead of a difficult election

2025-11-26 03:55:20 0 Comment 69024 view

When Critical Infrastructure Comes Under Fire, Democracies Must Demand Answers

Recent fires and explosions at energy facilities in Hungary and Romania have reopened a deeply unsettling conversation about the fragility of critical infrastructure and the politics that surround it

2025-10-27 12:48:22 0 Comment 55374 view

Peaceful Development Or Military Confrontation: The Arctic's Growing Geopolitical Importance

As the global balance of power shifts towards multipolarity, the Arctic has emerged as one of the world’s most strategically significant frontiers

2025-10-18 10:20:39 0 Comment 67065 view

US Weapons Pipeline To Nigeria Is Becoming A Crime Against Humanity

The very week the United States’ Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a $346 million arms sale to Nigeria, the U.S. State Department also released its 2024 Country report on human rights practices in the West African country

2025-10-04 02:46:53 0 Comment 69532 view

Will A TikTok Truce Save US-China Relations?

On Monday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a framework agreement with He Lifeng, China’s top economic official, to save TikTok despite a 2024 law aimed at banning it from Americans’ phones. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are scheduled to speak on Friday to finalize the deal

2025-09-25 12:47:35 0 Comment 62176 view

Don’t Ramp Up The Hate

It’s Malaysia Day and I am glad that it’s a time of celebration and unity. But I wasn’t surprised to read Nikkei’s article about rising ethnic friction playing a role in Malaysian politics

2025-09-17 14:51:53 0 Comment 76521 view