Opinions

This page lists opinion pieces by researchers or prominent personalities related to the activities of ISIS Malaysia. 

 
The G-20: Just Another Annual Get-Together of Leaders?
FORUM: “US-Malaysia Relations: Looking Ahead at Key Pillars of Cooperation”

The G-20: Just Another Annual Get-Together of Leaders?

Commentary by Dato’ Dr Mahani Zainal Abidin on Shaping the G20 Agenda in Asia: The 2010 Seoul Summit, by Il SaKong (lead article). In East-West Dialogue, No. 5 (April 2010),  pp. 6-8. Honolulu: East-West Center.
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ASEAN Economic Integration: Driven by Mandarins or Markets?

By Professor Hal Hill, H.W. Arndt Professor of Southeast Asian Economies, Australian National University and Jay Menon, Asian Development Bank.

Presented at ISIS International Affairs Forum: “ASEAN Economics Integration: Driven by Markets or Mandarins?”, on 30 April 2010.

 
Addressing Climate Change with Development

By Imran Habib Ahmad, Visiting Fellow UKM & Lead Coordinatir UNDESA WESS 2009.

Presented at Forum: “How Can Climate Change be Addressed in a Development Mode?, 29April 2010. Organized by ISIS Malaysia in collaboration with the Institute of Environment & Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

 
Pragmatic Diplomacy: Reviewing International and Malaysian Policy Toward Myanmar

A report prepared by the Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia for the Asia Society’s Burma/Myanmar Initiative, March 2010.

ISIS Malaysia’s report is extracted from Current Realities and Future Possibilities in Burma/Myanmar: Perspectives from Asia. Asia Society, March 2010

 
Regional Economic Integration in East Asia and Japan’s FTA Policy

By Prof Shujiro Urata, Professor of International Economics, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University and Research Fellow, Japan Center for Economic Research, Japan.

Presented at ISIS International Affairs Forum: “Exploring a Desirable Regional Framework for East Asia: EAFTA, CEPEA, APEC or TPP?”, on 10 March 2010, Kuala Lumpur. This Forum was organized by ISIS Malaysia in collaboration with Japan Foundation.

 
Looking for New Meanings and New Roles: What Next in EU-Asia Relations?
Speech presented by Mr. James Moran, Director for Asia, European Commission, at ISIS International Affairs Forum on 1st March 2010, Kuala Lumpur.