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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.

December 13, 2023

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Israel-Hamas War: Regional Ripple Effects

Panelists discuss the war’s effect on the Gulf Arab signatories of the Abraham Accords, the Saudi Arabia-Israel relationship, and the future of the Biden administration’s Middle East policy.

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November 29, 2023

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Academic Webinar: Public Opinion on Israel and Palestine

Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland and nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, leads the conversation on public opinion on …

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October 16, 2023

Israel
Screening and Discussion of "Golda"

Golda is set during the tense 19 days of the October 1973 Yom Kippur War. Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, faced with the potential of Israel’s complete destruction, must navigate overwhelming odds…

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October 12, 2023

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
CFR Virtual Public Forum: Update on the Israel-Hamas War

FROMAN: Good afternoon. Welcome to today’s Public Forum hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations. My name is Mike Froman. I am president of the Council, and I’ll be presiding over today’s discussio…

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October 3, 2023

Egypt
October War Legacy Fades in Troubled Modern Egypt

Half a century later, Egypt regards its brief war with Israel as an important military milestone that initially bolstered its leaders, though in recent years, Egypt has weakened under repressive, ine…

September 21, 2023

Malaysia
A Conversation With Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia

RUBIN: OK. (Laughs.) Good afternoon. I’m Bob Rubin. I’m co-chair emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations. And it is my enormous privilege to welcome an old personal friend to the Council today, …

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September 21, 2023

Pakistan
A Conversation With Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar of Pakistan

Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar discusses the relationship and partnership between Pakistan and the United States and efforts to establish peace, security, and prosperity in the region.

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August 14, 2023

Southeast Asia
The State of Democracy in Southeast Asia Is Bad and Getting Worse

By 2020, with the state of democracy already in dire shape, it seemed that things couldn’t get worse. And yet, in the past few years, they have.

A picture of Thai prime ministerial candidate is held up as protestors stand behind an iron fence.

June 16, 2023

Cambodia
Cambodia Continues Toward Complete Authoritarianism as Southeast Asia Shrugs

Cambodia will hold national elections in July amid an increasingly repressive political environment.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks in front of an ornate wooden dais wearing a black suit.