Democratic debate: Pragmatism against idealism
The first Democratic debate was held the evening of October 13. The obvious winners, namely the candidates that prevailed and gained the impressions were...
Cabals, Feudalism, and Apartheid: Will these institutions damn Malaysia’s future prosperity?
“I am a businessman, not a politician” Tajuddin Abdul Rahman Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry at the opening of Herbal Asia, Matrade...
India and Pakistan Relations
On social media someone commented that “Two countries got independence from the British during 1947 in Asia. One reached Mars, while the other is...
A New Great Game in the Caspian: NATO and Russian Countermeasures
Russia has worked diligently to keep NATO from entering its perceived geostrategic territory, even if that comes at great personal cost to the nation,...
How bureaucracy is destroying Malaysia’s agricultural sector
Over the last 30 years, Malaysia has miraculously grown into a middle income country, transforming itself from a primary producer of minerals and commodities,...
Not Just About Assad: Explaining the Russian-Iranian Axis in Syria
Russia and Iran – both members of the Caspian Five – believe they have acted as a main force for stability in the Caspian...
Syria, Serious, the most Syria-ous
How can we observe and interpret (the distance between) success and failure from a historical perspective? This question remains a difficult one to (satisfy...
A Struggle in Shadows: The Fight between a New and Old Iran
Prior to the 1979 Revolution Iran had experienced an epic transformation during the Pahlavi monarchy. During this time Iran transformed from a mainly tribal...
Spilt Milk: The Unintended Consequences of Russian Sanctions
In the United States the Office of Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation (SPI) holds responsibility for the development and implementation of international sanctions. A...
Ending the vicious cycle in Syria’s ongoing catastrophe
Conflict in Syria is now in its fifth year and has become the world’s largest humanitarian crisis after the Second World War. ...