义腾研究中心（REFSA）与弗里德里希·艾伯特基金会 （FES）联办的区域地缘政治圆桌会议：重新审视东盟外交政策与策略
马来西亚智库义腾研究中心（REFSA）在7月28-29日与弗里德里希·艾伯特基金会（FES）成功联办题为 “亚洲新地缘政治与全球未来新秩序：对东南亚的影响” 的区域地缘政治圆桌会议。与会者在会议中探讨面对美中紧张局势、俄乌战争和南中国海争议等的全球大环境下，东盟国家在地缘政治及经济活动可以扮演的角色。
Security and Regional Integration
REFSA-FES regional geopolitical roundtable: a platform for rethinking ASEAN’s foreign policy strategies
Media statement by REFSA on our partnership with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), successfully hosted a regional roundtable titled “The New Geopolitics of Asia and the Global Order of Tomorrow: Implications for Southeast Asia”. The dialogue explored the geopolitical and economic role ASEAN countries should play in navigating global issues, such as the US-China tensions, the Russia-Ukraine war and the South China Sea dispute.
随着全球国际关系交织密切，槟城和马来西亚的外交政策需要构建出强而有力的论述
槟城首席部长曹观友于2022年7月28日发表的媒体文告。
Penang and the nation requires a robust discourse of foreign policy as the world becomes increasingly intertwined
Press statement made by the Chief Minister of Penang, YAB Chow Kon Yeow, made on 28 July 2022 with regards to Penang and the wider nation's role in foreign policy discourse.
RCEP: one small step, not a giant leap, for trade and growth in Malaysia
REFSA researcher Jaideep Singh unpacks the agreement to show that RCEP is a small step forward that mostly consolidates regional rules rather than a giant leap for trade and growth. Read the full report to find out more.
RCEP falls short of being transformational
Rather than a game changer, it would be more useful to think of RCEP as the first step in the path towards more transparent and integrated trade in Asia-Pacific.
The South China Sea: Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects for Collaboration
The South China Sea is one of Malaysia’s most strategic but vulnerable maritime domains, with long-standing territorial disputes and rising tensions. In an ISIS webinar, REFSA Research Director Ivy Kwek address the socio-economic challenges and impact facing SCS today.
Why Did Hishammuddin’s ‘China/Big Brother’ Comment Cause So Much Controversy?
REFSA Research Director Ivy Kwek shares on BFM the importance of appropriate gestures in diplomacy, how to deal with big powers and why foreign policy matters to all of us.
Rethinking the National Defence Industry
There is no doubt that Malaysia has potential to be a producer of various arms and other defence accoutrements. However, this potential must be guided with the right objectives and principles in mind to produce the relevant outcomes.
One year on – what have we learned from our Covid response?
It is hoped that the Covid pandemic can become a catalyst to spur further thinking of our national security planning, as well as the relations between our military, civilian agencies and society as a whole.