Opinion & Features
Is the US Supporting Myanmar’s Democratic Resistance or Failing to Walk the Talk?
In its Summit for Democracy 2023 speech, US President Joe Biden praised ‘the bravery of Ukrainians’, but failed to even mention about Myanmar’s democratic resistance. It shows the US pursues its core interests, not values. London: On March 30, […]
Implications of the Madani Islam, Ketuanan Islam and Institutional Islam in Malaysia
Prof Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi || 31th January 2023 In this article, I will explain what I know, understand and fear from the the three approaches to Islam in Malaysia that competes against each other for the Malay Muslim […]
Penang Malays: Icons of Reform and Tolerance
Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid | 11 May 2022 The lives of iconic Penang Malays make hugely interesting stories. Vocal, outspoken, occasionally incendiary but always significant, we need to reintroduce them to present and future generations of Malaysians. Much of […]
The Role of Islam in Foreign Policymaking – Part V
Emir Hadzikadunic || 6 May 2022 Conclusion The objective of this article was to provide an overview of the role of religion in Muslim majority states, in this case Islam, in their foreign policymaking. Notwithstanding its complex relationship with international […]
The Role of Islam in Foreign Policymaking – Part IV
Emir Hadzikadunic || 28 April 2022 International level and Islamic related constraints on foreign policymaking Realists pay little attention to human or domestic factors in foreign policy analysis and focus instead on states as unitary and rational actors who […]
The Role of Islam in Foreign Policymaking – Part III
Emir Hadzikadunic || 17 April 2022 Domestic level and Islamic related constraints on foreign policymaking In addition to their individualities, leaders almost always face domestic constraints on foreign policymaking.[1]At this level, it is largely about two theoretical frameworks. On […]
Liberal Fundamentalists and Imranophobia
SherAli Tareen || 11 April 2022 Among his many achievements, Imran Khan can also boast the unique honor of attracting detractors of remarkably varied stripes and persuasions. While some consider him a ‘Jewish Agent’ (an outright anti-Semitic framing), for […]
Pakistan’s Political Conundrum: Who Conspired To Oust The Imran Khan Government And Why?
Osman Softić || 7 April 2022 Pakistan has become embroiled in a deep political crisis which culminated late last week, prompting Pakistani president Arifur Rahman Alvi to dissolve parliament, thus circumventing the vote of no confidence motion in the […]
American Political Opportunism and Washington’s Long Overdue Genocide Determination
Maung Zarni || 2 April 2022 On March 21, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced a (Rohingya) “genocide determination.” The U.S. decision was largely welcomed by Rohingya survivors. Myanmar is a signatory to the interstate treaty Convention on […]
The Russian Invasion of Ukraine Through My Burmese Eyes
Maung Zarni || 15th March 2022 I have never been to either Petro’s Ukraine or Putin’s Russia. But the news of Putin’s conscript Russian army launching a full-scale invasion – deeply unpopular with the Russian people at home as […]
