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US Imposes AI Export Curbs, Malaysia Designated As Tier 2 Nation

The Biden administration has introduced a directive aimed at maintaining the United States’ leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) technology by enforcing restrictions on AI chip exports

2025-01-18 06:28:20 0 Comment 13633 view

Reality Of KL-Singapore Interdependence

The Annual Retreat between Singapore and Malaysia and the visit by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong marked the symbolization of strategic realization of mutual importance

2025-01-15 03:34:52 0 Comment 11557 view

Transformation Of MIER: From A Troubled Think Tank To PETROS's Strategic Powerhouse

The transformation of the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) into a dedicated think tank for PETROS

2025-01-15 03:26:30 0 Comment 5870 view

Lacking Legal Basis, US Struggles To Lay Legitimate Claim in Artic Areas

The Arctic is becoming increasingly important in a geopolitical context, and control over the shelf is of strategic importance for ensuring security and protecting Russia's national interests.

2025-01-15 03:19:32 0 Comment 8474 view

Will Poland Exclude Ukraine, Moldova From Three Seas Initiative

As “old Europe”, especially Germany, loses influence in the EU, the leadership in the union is gradually passing to the Eastern European member states of the European Union (EU)

2025-01-15 03:00:52 0 Comment 7974 view

Targeting China, Biden Fires A Big Tech Salvo At The Entire World

On its way out the door, the Biden administration has announced a fresh round of restrictions on the sales of most advanced chips that could be used for AI

2025-01-15 02:55:22 0 Comment 3418 view

The Wars That Could Define The Donald Trump Presidency

Almost every president since the end of the Cold War had his foreign policy legacy defined by a war no one could have foreseen

2025-01-13 06:31:17 0 Comment 9535 view

Is Becoming A High-Income Nation All That Matters?

"Is becoming a high-income nation all that matters?" It’s a question that cuts to the heart of Malaysia’s economic aspirations

2025-01-13 06:24:51 0 Comment 11010 view

Seoul’s New Political And Power Recalibration

South Korea is seeing a change of the presidency three times in less than a month

2025-01-13 06:19:47 0 Comment 11748 view

Poland Locked In Toxic Relationship With EU, Undermining Its National Interest

In the past, membership in the European Union (EU) created favorable conditions for Poland's development

2025-01-13 06:13:45 0 Comment 12465 view

More Than 125,000 Refugees Return To Syria In Desperate Conditions

A month since the fall of the Assad regime, more than 125,000 refugees have returned to Syria “full of hope after years of exile”

2025-01-10 15:29:02 0 Comment 6702 view

ASEAN Will Be An Irrelevant Sideshow With All The Action In BRICS

In 2025, Malaysia became the chair of ASEAN, taking over from the Lao PDR

2025-01-10 15:09:35 0 Comment 5130 view

BRICS’ New Partnerships Shatter ‘Take Sides’ Myth, Drive True Multilateralism

On the first day of 2025, nine countries - Belarus, Bolivia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Cuba, Uganda, Malaysia and Uzbekistan - officially became BRICS partners

2025-01-03 13:39:00 0 Comment 12072 view

After Assad, Are The Houthis Next?

With the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and Hezbollah in Lebanon defeated and increasingly isolated, attention turns to the Houthis in Yemen

2025-01-03 13:10:18 0 Comment 12124 view

Hungary, Slovakia Chart Independent Foreign Policy Despite Euro-Atlanticist Pressure

The authorities of Hungary and Slovakia must pursue an independent course in foreign policy in the interests of their own citizens, despite pressure from Brussels and Washington

2025-01-03 13:01:36 0 Comment 11655 view

Yemen Bears World’s Highest Cholera Burden, Deepening Humanitarian Crisis

Yemen has reported the highest global burden of cholera, with nearly 250,000 suspected cases and 861 associated deaths as of 1 December

2025-01-03 12:31:32 0 Comment 13369 view

Washington’s Unstoppable Superweapon

As geopolitical tensions escalate, the U.S. wields its most formidable weapon—not military might, but a sophisticated network of political and informational control that reshapes nations and regions to serve its interests

2025-01-01 12:48:28 0 Comment 16882 view

Is The US-South Korea alliance Still 'Ironclad'? Should It be?

As word of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s surprise declaration of martial law spread across Washington

2024-12-30 17:04:30 0 Comment 8319 view

The Rise And Fall Of MIER: From Respected Think Tank To The Reclusive Hermit Of Bukit Petaling, Lost In Esoteric Deviation And Mission Drift

Fifteen years ago, the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) stood as a beacon of intellectual credibility and policy influence in the Asia-Pacific region

2024-12-30 16:35:21 0 Comment 20113 view