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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 11734 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

Biden's ‘Last bang’: Allow Long Range Missiles In Russia

It was widely expected, including by the victors of the 2024 presidential election, that the Biden government would ramp up its efforts through the end of the year

2024-11-19 02:15:36 1 Comment 11575 view

Mighty Dollar: Why The U.S. Dollar Reigns Supreme?

The U.S. dollar reigns supreme in the global economy, not just as the world’s most used currency for trade and commodities but also as the linchpin of financial systems and central bank reserves

2024-11-19 02:12:49 0 Comment 14415 view

Vietnam-Malaysia Ties Set For New Heights

Vietnam and Malaysia formally established diplomatic relations in 1973

2024-11-19 02:08:22 1 Comment 19559 view

BRICS Stockpiling Gold As G7 Weaponise Finance

The West’s decision to freeze and legalise the theft of Russian sovereign funds predictably diminished trust in the Western financial system

2024-11-15 03:32:08 0 Comment 12608 view

The U.S. Presidential Election & How It Affects Malaysia 

The upcoming U.S. presidential election in 2024 has Malaysia, like much of Southeast Asia, carefully weighing its options in a world shifting from unipolar to multipolar

2024-11-07 05:04:51 0 Comment 24125 view

Disabled Refueler Exposes Fragility Of US Mission In Middle East

A U.S. Navy oil tanker running aground off the coast of Oman isn’t a huge event

2024-10-05 10:03:54 0 Comment 14984 view

Global Ikhwan Child Abuse Scandal: When Religion Becomes A Shield For Exploitation

: A simple yet deeply unsettling statement from federal police Criminal Investigation Department director Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, when pressed on the investigation into Global Ikhwan Service and Business Holdings (GISB)

2024-09-27 09:31:16 0 Comment 35373 view

Russian Asset Seizure Scheme Will Prolong War

In an article in Politico, Dan Fried, Anders Aslund and Kurt Volker argue for the European Union to speed up arrangements to unlock the $50 billion loan package that was approved at the G7 Summit in June

2024-09-16 11:55:19 0 Comment 15732 view

Gold's Bullish Outlook Supported By Rising Demand From China And India, Despite Short-Term Weakness

: In August, gold prices soared to a record $2,531 per ounce, despite starting high after a 5 percent increase in July

2024-09-16 11:37:14 0 Comment 18492 view

China Casting The Decisive Vote In U.S. Election

The U.S. Department of Justice on September 4 announced it was seizing 32 internet domains "used in Russian government-directed foreign malign influence campaigns colloquially referred to as 'Doppelganger.'"

2024-09-12 06:14:20 0 Comment 12951 view

Putin’s New Regional Friend-shoring And Courting Of Malaysia

The 9th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok creates new power dynamics and reflects the strategic intent by Russia to further bolster its weight and extended influence in the Global South and emerging powers in the non Western bloc

2024-09-12 06:09:28 0 Comment 14364 view

Investments In Malaysia: Getting It Right

In Malaysia's investment landscape, two distinct types of investments often come under the spotlight: Portfolio Investments and Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF)

2024-09-04 09:17:30 0 Comment 19461 view

Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Hints At US Role In Ouster From Bangladesh

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed, said on Sunday that his mother did not make any statements before fleeing Dhaka on August 5 amid the protests

2024-08-15 14:00:53 0 Comment 28393 view

AUKUS Partners Demonstrated ‘Real-Time’ AI Tests At US Army’s Project Convergence

Australia, the UK and the US, the three AUKUS partners, successfully trialled artificial intelligence (AI) enabled uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) and other autonomous capabilities with an eye to cutting identification time of enemy targets

2024-08-12 15:09:44 0 Comment 27041 view

Our Last Chance To Avoid War In The Middle East

Just before the 2020 Presidential elections, I published a book—The Eleventh Hour in 2020 America—in which I laid out the deterioration of American foreign policy and what the next administration needed to do to fix it

2024-08-08 04:27:11 0 Comment 17427 view

Moscow's New Arctic And Indo-Pacific Push

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Malaysia on 27 July marks an extension of the larger objective and plans for the region for Moscow.

2024-08-05 13:26:54 0 Comment 18745 view

Malaysia's Bid For BRICS Membership Signals Major Policy Failure For US

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia: Recent disturbing developments are putting the Malaysia-US relationship in the harshest possible light, undermining security and diplomatic efforts in keeping the South China Sea (SCS) an area of free navigation while solidifying China's control in what was formerly a key US ally in the region.

2024-06-26 05:03:49 0 Comment 47936 view

US-led Geopolitical Confrontation Will Only Exacerbate Both Domestic And International Crises

BEIJING, China: Many of the world's most pressing issues remain unresolved, yet some countries are still engaging in geopolitical confrontation with China and Russia in the G7 meetings, highlighting the G7's role in serving US geopolitical confrontation.

2024-06-16 15:44:37 0 Comment 31596 view