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IFRC Plans To Double Size Of Disaster Response Emergency Fund By 2030
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The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) thanks governments and partners for their commitments made at the 2025 IFRC-DREF Pledging Conference, held in Geneva on November 7, 2025
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Malaysia-US Trade Pact Risks Bypassing Procurement Laws, Putting Multi-billion Ringgit GLC Investments Beyond Oversight
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During the recent ASEAN Summit 2025, Malaysia and the United States of America signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA)
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Trump, Xi Agree To Trade Deal, But The US-led Confrontation With China Continues
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US President Trump’s much anticipated summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last week in South Korea finished with nothing more than an uncertain one-year truce in an economic war that has been dramatically escalated by Trump since returning to office this year
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Irreplaceable: What Recent Conflicts Teaches Us About Manned Rotary-Wing Aviation
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If the war in Ukraine has a single, uncomfortable lesson for militaries worldwide, it is this: technology and tempo change the character of conflict, but tried-and-tested platforms still matter
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IFRC Plans To Double Size Of Disaster Response Emergency Fund By 2030
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) thanks governments and partners for their commitments made at the 2025 IFRC-DREF Pledging Conference, held in Geneva on November 7, 2025
Strategi Ujian Nuklear Trump Menjerat China Dan Rusia
Langkah strategik dan ancaman untuk memulakan semula ujian nuklear sejak minggu lepas dalam detik percaturan nuklear oleh Moscow adalah satu perhitungan strategik oleh Presiden Amerika Syarikat (A.S.) Donald Trump, sebagai tindak balas terhadap ujian nuklear oleh Presiden Russia Vladimir Putin
Trump, Xi Agree To Trade Deal, But The US-led Confrontation With China Continues
US President Trump’s much anticipated summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last week in South Korea finished with nothing more than an uncertain one-year truce in an economic war that has been dramatically escalated by Trump since returning to office this year
Europe's Race To Net-Zero - And Total Self-Destruction?
In 1992, global carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions stood at 22.3 billion metric tons. By 2024, they had reached a record high of 37.4 billion tons— an increase of nearly 68 percent
Malaysia-US Trade Pact Risks Bypassing Procurement Laws, Putting Multi-billion Ringgit GLC Investments Beyond Oversight
During the recent ASEAN Summit 2025, Malaysia and the United States of America signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA)
Trump’s Nuclear Test Strategy Checkmates Rivals
The strategic move and threat to restart the nuclear test is a strategic calculation by U.S. President Donald Trump, in response to Russian President Putin’s nuclear-powered delivery platform tests.
US Pact Undercuts Malaysia’s Regional Partnerships, Neutrality while Delivering Little Reassurance
The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) is concerned about both the outcomes and process surrounding the recently signed Agreement Between the U.S. and Malaysia on Reciprocal Trade (ART)
The Rare-Earth Leverage: How China Turns Metal Into Geopolitical Power
China controls over eighty percent of the world’s extraction and processing of rare earth metals. Every chip, every electric motor, every satellite—all of it runs on resources drawn from Chinese soil
NATO's Demilitarisation: Hubris, De-Industralisation, And The Shadow Of Nuclear Weapons
The war in Ukraine has peeled back the veneer of Western military supremacy, exposing a steady and self-inflicted process of demilitarisation
The US Remains ASEAN's Most Valuable Partner
In Kuala Lumpur this week, Malaysia and ASEAN have a historic opportunity to ensure that the U.S. remains intertwined with our security and economic needs
Sudan's Bloody War Is Immune To Trump's Art Of The Deal
For over 500 days, the world watched as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) methodically strangled the last major army garrison in Darfur through siege, starvation, and indiscriminate bombardment
Irreplaceable: What Recent Conflicts Teaches Us About Manned Rotary-Wing Aviation
If the war in Ukraine has a single, uncomfortable lesson for militaries worldwide, it is this: technology and tempo change the character of conflict, but tried-and-tested platforms still matter
Kehadiran Hegseth Dan Trump Simbol Kembalinya Kuasa Amerika
Di Kuala Lumpur minggu ini, Malaysia dan ASEAN mempunyai peluang bersejarah untuk memastikan bahawa Amerika Syarikat kekal terikat dengan keperluan keselamatan dan ekonomi kita
‘Global perspective’ Key To Moving Humanity Forward In Space
Space exploration and the development of space technologies are “endeavours that require a global perspective,” which forces nations to work collaboratively according to Professor Brian Cox, the world-renowned astrophysicist who has been appointed UN Champion for Space
ASEAN At A Strategic Crossroads: Trading Growth For Dependence
As the United States intensifies its trade and strategic manoeuvring in the Indo-Pacific, Southeast Asia finds itself once more at the intersection of global power politics
Critical Minerals, Critical Mistakes: Why America’s Rare-Earth War Will Fail
The Trump administration’s recent drive to lock down access to rare-earths and critical minerals is being sold as a matter of national security. Yet what looks like strategic prudence on the surface amounts to geopolitical coercion in practice
Libya: A Criminal Paradise At Europe’s Doorstep
The common image of the Sahel is one of arid lands, poverty, and despair. But this image is dangerously outdated
Reckless Posturing: Trump Says He Wants To Resume Nuke Testing
President Donald Trump’s October 29 announcement that the United States will restart nuclear weapons testing after more than 30 years marks a dangerous turning point in international security
Indonesia’s J-10 Fighter Buy From China A Geopolitical Play With Capability Risks
An Indonesian official’s announcement earlier this month that Jakarta intends to buy at least 42 Chinese J-10 fighter aircraft raised more than a few eyebrows
ASEAN Dan Indo-Pasifik Perlukan Trump
Kehadiran Presiden Trump di Sidang Kemuncak ASEAN pada Oktober 2025 di Kuala Lumpur merupakan mesej tiga serampang yang amat efektif kepada kuasa-kuasa serantau dan juga seteru, terutamanya China