There are two key events that have changed the course of Malaysian history - the first is the attempted creation of the Malayan Union by the British colonialists which galvanised the different Malay communities in Peninsular Malaya (Malaya)…

Malaysia requires reforms in three key areas – civil, political and economic – for Malaysia to move towards a stable high income economy. Najib has focused only on the fringes of public sector and economic reforms. Without addressing the a…

In preparing for the thirteenth general election, it is important that the opposition coalition identify the key factors that provide the infrequent surprising electoral results in favour of the opposition as a means of preparing themselves…

Najib’s first year has been a return to Mahathirism after the apparent failure to move BN and UMNO to the middle. Najib has resorted to sloganeering, goodies for the Rakyat, some economic reforms but nothing else. Only time will tell if Mal…

Najib is set to become Malaysia's worst ever Prime Minister.

It appears that Najib is set to become Malaysia's worst ever Prime Minister with social, political and economic issues remain volatile as Najib flounders in providing solutions.

Malaysians must decide if they want a government that maintains ‘UMNO Malay Supremacy’ as its ideology and practises ‘crony capitalism’ or an alternative ‘government in waiting’ that promises to put the ‘Rakyat’ first.

Barisan Nasional is in power mainly because of crony capitalism and its control of Malaysia's democratic institutions. The only way to challenge BN is in an election.

It has been two years since the historic 12th General Election in Malaysia where the people of Malaysia gave the opposition an unprecedented win. How have the key protagonists fared since then?

Najib's best option to save Malaysia is to form a short term unity government with Pakatan Rakyat.

Najib's strategy against UMNO is to ensure that he remains in control of all access to patronage.

Representatives of the Malaysian government will be discussing governance and rule of law issues in Malaysia at a seminar in Washington D.C. Will these discussions assist Malaysia in achieving true democratic reforms or are they charm offen…

This posting elaborates further on the reasons that Najib is most likely to be challenged for his position in the immediate future.

In the past few months, several events point to leadership tussle in Malaysia's foremost ruling party. This has huge ramifications as a leadership tussle in UMNO always leads to instability in the country with damaging effect to democra…

This posting captures in brief the general view of the sodomy trial of Malaysia's opposition leader.

A brief analysis on the Court ruling that allowed Malaysians of Christian faith to use the word "Allah" in worship.

An analysis of Malaysia's Prime Minister, Najib Razak's strategy for the country in 2010.

The current issue of undervalued RMB is no longer a debate between U.S. and China, but a debate of E.U. and China. The unwillingness of United States to stand up for his European allies reveals gives a hint of the shifting international pow…

This article was written by Sahiba Trivedi of the Strategic Foresight Group, Mumbai

In a departure from Bush administration policy, the Obama administration is leading the way to integrate critical reproductive health and maternal and child health services into the United States' international HIV/AIDS programming.

"Not a week passes, it seems, without a big-picture thinker releasing a big-picture book or giving a big-picture sermon describing the gradual eclipse of American hegemony in Asia." - John Lee