This article was published by Lianhe Zaobao on 23 September 2020.
This article was first published as ISEAS Commentary 2020/141 “ASEAN and the South China Sea Code of Conduct: Raising the Aegis of International Law” and republished by Think China on 22 September 2020.
This article was published by The Straits Times on 22 September 2020.
This episode of Insight was broadcast by Mediacorp on 17 September 2020.
Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs’ planned certification programme for Muslim preachers creates another state-mosque flashpoint.
In this webinar, YB Wong Shu Qi gave a review of the recently concluded parliamentary session of Malaysia’s new Perikatan Nasional government.
The recently-concluded peace agreements between Israel and both the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have elicited a delayed and carefully-phrased response from Indonesia and a relatively mild response from Malaysia. Indonesia’s growing relations with the UAE could be a factor in the delayed response. Malaysia’s reaction, however, is more difficult to fathom.
This webinar discusses the significance of the latest US position on the South China Sea, China’s calculations and objectives, as well as the responses and options of key ASEAN claimant states such as Vietnam and the Philippines. It will further examine the prospects of ASEAN and China concluding negotiations for a Code of Conduct on the South China Sea by 2021 as well as Japan’s views and position on the disputes in the area.
Measuring up MUDA: Getting the Love, Actually?
Led by the youthful Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, the newly-established Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA) might well be able to break the political deadlock that has long dominated Malaysian politics.