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Amalina Anuar

Amalina Anuar is a Visiting Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, and Senior Director at FMT Business, FMT Media’s strategy, intelligence and research arm. Previously, she was Senior Analyst with the Centre for Multilateralism Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Articles by Amalina Anuar (8)

Parti Wawasan Negara’s Gambit: A Bridge Too Far

Amalina Anuar

Parti Wawasan Negara is styling itself as a “bridge” from Parti Islam SeMalaysia and the United Malays National Organisation. The odds of Wawasan attaining this role are long.

Neutrality by Sector: Malaysia’s Geoeconomic Alignment under Anwar

Amalina Anuar

Malaysia is trying to preserve neutrality between the US and China, but that space is narrowing as rivalry intensifies in trade, technology, and security. This Long Read argues that neutrality should not be judged only by aggregate trade and investment flows, because sector-level dependencies reveal hidden alignments that reduce real policy freedom.

A man fills diesel in a lorry at a Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (PETROS) station, an oil and gas exploration firm established and owned by the government of Sarawak, in Kuching in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on Borneo island on 20 June 2025 (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)

More Than a Legal Battle: The Political Stakes of the Petronas-Sarawak Dispute

Amalina Anuar

Malaysia’s highest court will decide on the dispute between Petronas and the state of Sarawak. But a legal ruling will not obviate the need to manage the political consequences of the dispute.

The Limits of Malaysia’s Anti-Corruption Efforts

Amalina Anuar

To plug its fiscal gap, Malaysia needs to go beyond asset recovery and clawing back proceeds from graft.

Critical Mass: The Complexity of Malaysia’s Nuclear Reboot 

Amalina Anuar

Malaysia is re-considering the use of nuclear power. But the government will need to tackle questions about trade-offs.