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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
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

November 21, 2022

Malaysia
Malaysia’s Election: More Turmoil Ahead?

Malaysia's voters delivered an inconclusive message in the general election, leading to a hung parliament.

Politicians stand in front of dais with right fists raised above their heads.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

July 23, 2021

Southeast Asia
Malaysia Faces Crises on All Levels

Political infighting and chaotic governance is compounding the COVID-19 crisis. 

A cemetery worker wearing a protective suit helps to bury a victim of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a cemetery in Shah Alam, Malaysia, July 14, 2021.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

March 16, 2020

Southeast Asia
Has Malaysia’s Democratic Experiment Imploded?

In recent weeks, Malaysian politics have been upended by a series of dramatic moves, countermoves, and reversals. Less than two years after the landmark May 2018 election that ousted Malaysia’s long-…

Malaysia's Prime Minister Designate and former interior minister Muhyiddin Yassin waves to reporters before his inauguration as the eighth prime minister, outside his residence in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 1, 2020.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

March 1, 2016

Malaysia
Malaysia’s Institutions Come Unraveled

On Saturday, as the Diplomat reported, Malaysia’s former deputy prime minister, Muhyiddin Yassin, released a statement on Facebook warning that the country was slipping into dictatorship. Yassin lash…

Muhyiddin Yassin-Mahathir Mohamad-Malaysia
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound