Trump’s ‘America First’ philosophy has created a less stable world

Trump’s ‘America First’ philosophy has created a less stable world by Dr.Fareed Zakaria https://fareedzakaria.com/columns/2019/5/16/trumps-america-first-philosophy-has-created-a-less-stable-world President Trump has seemed largely uninterested in foreign policy. He got excited briefly when he thought he could win a Nobel Peace Prize and hyped the danger of an imminent North Korean attack — so that he could play the peacemaker. …

Malaysia’s Greatest Crisis: Loss of National Pride and Unity

Malaysia’s Greatest Crisis: Loss of National Pride and Unity   May 13, 2019 by Murray Hunter https://www.asiasentinel.com/opinion/malaysia-greatest-crisis-loss-national-pride-unity/?fbclid=IwAR0JCizA4evb-HRCdNP-myLPfz3gCn4P5tjoKNxCDy4hRIBN_yQDsmjk-A0 Love him or hate him, Mahathir Mohamed during his first stint as prime minister was able to instill a great sense of national pride and unity. Mahathir went on a massive infrastructure drive. Most Malaysians were proud of …

National service can mend the country

National service can mend the country The following column is adapted from Fareed Zakaria’s commencement address at Ohio State University on May 5, 2019. It’s graduation season in America and a good time to be leaving college and looking for a job. Despite this week’s stock market tremors, the U.S. economy is on solid footing. …

Barr Cover-Up: Call It What It Is

https://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlipman/2019/04/15/the-barr-cover-up-call-it-what-it-is#21396f1d3638April 18,2019 https://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlipman/2019/04/15/the-barr-cover-up-call-it-what-it-is#21396f1d3638Barr Cover-Up: Call It What It Is       Contributor Leadership Strategy I write about management in its many forms. Call it what it is, this is Banana Republic stuff.   The more latitude A-G Bill Barr has to redact, the more latitude he has to protect the president. (AP Photo/J. Scott …

Razali’s resignation regrettable

April 17, 2019 https://www.thesundaily.my/opinion/suhakam-chairman-razalis-resignation-regrettable-EJ795987 Razali’s resignation regrettable Letters / 17 Apr 2019 / 18:22 H. Razali’s stellar performance in Suhakam is notable as he brought new fervour, feistiness and fame to the human rights cause. – Amirul Syafiq Mohd Din/THESUN IT is regrettable that Tan Sri Razali Ismail has resigned as chairman of Suhakam a …

Book Review: Participation without Democracy: Containing Conflict in Southeast Asia

April 16, 2019 Book Review: Participation without Democracy: Containing Conflict in Southeast Asia Garry Rodan (Cornell University Press, New York, 2018)   by REVIEWER: Meredith Weiss 06 Feb, 2019   Those of us who study politics differ on whether our discipline is rightly termed a “science”. People who weigh in on the “scientific” side tend …