Malaysia’s BRICS Bid: Not Aligning Away from Non-Alignment
Xu Jingzhi
Malaysia’s bid to join BRICS should not be seen as a departure from its long-standing policy of non-alignment.

Xu Jingzhi
Malaysia’s bid to join BRICS should not be seen as a departure from its long-standing policy of non-alignment.
Stephen Olson
If Harris becomes the next US president, ASEAN will not share her values-based approach to trade, which she sees as a tool to advance non-trade objectives.
Peter T. C. Chang
China’s outreach into Malaysia’s education sector needs to be mindful of the country’s delicate social fabric.
Made Supriatma
Less than two months before stepping down, the outgoing president of Indonesia’s plans to hang onto power are at risk of unravelling. What is worse, his previously sky-high popularity is also starting to fray.
Syaza Shukri
The Green Wave in Malaysia might have subsided somewhat but it is still alive.
Xue Song|Brice Tseen Fu Lee
In higher education, China and Southeast Asia enjoy a symbiotic relationship.
Tricia Yeoh
Malaysia should consider a Constituency Development Act which would lay out the roles and responsibilities for disbursing constituency development funds to MPs.
Elyssa Kaur Ludher|Miriam Romero
Southeast Asia is well-known for its culinary diversity and delights, but while its population’s food security and nutrition have improved over the decades, it is still a region that has relatively high malnutrition – in the form of both under- and over-nutrition.
Damon Chee
Damon Chee explores the growing demand for sustainable fashion and the hurdles preventing it from becoming a viable alternative to fast fashion in Southeast Asia.
Christopher Len
Though major economies are prioritising low-carbon hydrogen industrial hubs in their drive towards net-zero targets, Southeast Asia and ASEAN have unique factors to consider before doing the same.