232 Results for:

February 7, 2024

Malaysia
One Year Plus in Power, Anwar Struggles Mightily to Enact Real Reform in Malaysia

After over a year in office, Prime Minister Anwar has struggled to follow through on his campaign promises to curtail corruption and strengthen the Malaysian economy.

Malaysian Prime Minister wears a white shirt while giving a speech standing at his parliamentary desk.

May 23, 2024

Election 2024
A Second Trump Term: How Will Each Southeast Asian State Respond? Part 2

A potential second Trump administration would force Southeast Asian countries to make difficult choices between the United States and China.

Former President Trump gestures while speaking in front of a crowd wearing a red tie and blue suit.

February 13, 2023

Malaysia
Anwar’s First Months in Office: An Assessment

Malaysia's fractious parliamentary politics present significant governance challenges to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Malaysian Prime Minister stands in front of flags of Singapore and Malaysia

January 9, 2012

Malaysia
Anwar Ibrahim Acquitted

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted Monday morning in Kuala Lumpur on sodomy charges -- the second time he has faced such charges in two decades. The decision was frankly a surpri…

Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (C) talks to his supporters while flanked by his wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail after the verdict of his sodomy trial was announced in Kuala Lumpur January 9, 2012.

February 8, 2010

Malaysia
Anwar and Malaysia’s Unfortunate Downturn

When has any potential success story fallen as far and as fast in recent years as Malaysia? Sure, Iceland’s economy has collapsed, after its banks made such risky loans they made American financial i…

April 24, 2014

Malaysia
Obama Won’t Meet Anwar, But Susan Rice Will

After sustained pressure from human rights groups, democracy advocates in Congress, and some within the Obama administration who were worried (rightly) that Obama touting Malaysia as a model democrac…

anwar-ibrahim