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Malaysia foreign policy
Mahathir Visit Highlights Vietnam-Malaysia Security Cooperation Prospects
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The trip highlighted efforts by both sides to make inroads in the defense aspect of ties despite lingering challenges.
What’s Behind Malaysia’s New South China Sea Missile Launches?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at the significance of a recent development within the Southeast Asian state’s approach.
Malaysia’s Seemingly Chaotic Foreign Policy Choices Make Strategic Sense
By Adam Leong Kok Wey
Malaysia is sticking with its Cold War-era strategy of selective alignment and strategic ambiguity.
Malaysia’s New Foreign Policy Framework: Between Change and Continuity
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at the PH government’s emerging foreign affairs framework a year after it took office and the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.
Malaysia’s Evolving Approach to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The new government’s evolving approach to the initiative continues to be much more flexible than some of the headlines may suggest.
What’s in the New Malaysia-Singapore Maritime Dispute Freeze?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The move spotlighted efforts by both sides to try to manage renewed disputes within their wider bilateral relationship.
Is New Malaysia’s China-US Balance Changing Under Mahathir?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Though the new government is recalibrating its ties with Washington and Beijing, it is premature to conclude that major change is underway.
Mahathir-Duterte Summit Puts Malaysia-Philippines Ties Into Focus
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The summit meeting spotlighted efforts by the two leaders to develop their bilateral relationship.
How Would Anwar Ibrahim Change Malaysia’s Foreign Policy as Prime Minister?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
While the question may be difficult to answer, it is worth asking given how little we know thus far and how much Malaysia has on its plate.
What’s Behind Malaysia’s New Defense White Paper Talk?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at the one of the new government’s key priorities in the security realm.
Where Is Malaysia’s Mahathir-Anwar Transition?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Given Malaysia’s history and the implications for its future, the dynamics of the so-called transition bear careful watching.
Defense Minister Introductory Visit Highlights Malaysia-Brunei Military Ties
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A recent interaction put the focus on some of the ongoing defense activity between the two countries into 2019 and beyond.