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Air dicincang tidak terputus? Military planes incident a test for Malaysia-China relations
By Elina Noor and Ivy Kwek On May 31, Malaysia’s air defense radar detected “suspicious” flights by 16 People’s LiberationContinue Reading
Five Facts about RMAF
What is the Royal Malaysia Air Force’s role in national defence? Here’s all you need to know for starters.
Beri kuasa kepada parlimen dalam pelantikan pegawai atasan polis
Dalam ucapan terakhirnya, Ketua Polis Negara (KPN), Tan Sri Hamid Bador telah membuat pendedahan yang mengejutkan apabila mendakwa Menteri DalamContinue Reading
Recap: The Malaysian Defence White Paper
Welcome to 2021, everyone! To round out our content from last year, here’s a video recapping the Defence White Paper.Continue Reading
Budget Series: The Defence Budget – Supply and Development 60
The general trend for the last five years has seen defence spending hover around RM13 to RM15 billion. This article outlines who the primary stakeholders the Ministry is, in effect, serving: the rakyat, foreign diplomatic missions, veterans and military pensioners, members of the defence industry, and some private sector and non-government entities.
Budget Series: An Overview of the Defence Budget Discussion
What does the Defence Budget tell us? Are we spending too much, just enough, or too little on national defence? Which programs should be prioritized over others? This series of articles will break down the formatting and the structure of the Defence Budget.
Malaysia Day Essays Collection #Safeguardourfuture: Call for Submissions
What does the future of Malaysia’s defence and security look like to you? Even though Malaysia has been blessed withContinue Reading
South China Sea: Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects for Collaboration
South China Sea is one of Malaysia’s most strategic but vulnerable maritime domains, and its challenges are long-standing and well known.Continue Reading
Give Parliament More Oversight on the Appointment of Top Cops
We ought to have a serious conversation about reforming our security sector and strengthening the oversight mechanism, so that it can serve the country and its people better.
The Quad Summit: Boon or Bane for Southeast Asia?
Image: Strategy Bridge By Ivy Kwek Last month, the leaders of the Quad – the United States, Japan, India andContinue Reading
Turning police from militarised force to community partner
By Nik Mohamed Rashid Nik Zurin March 25 marks the 214th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP). It hasContinue Reading
Rethinking Malaysia’s National Defence Industry
Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri recently outlined his vision of Malaysia’s defence industry as being a producer of military assets. He listsContinue Reading
One year on – what have we learned from our Covid response?
By Ivy Kwek It has been a year since we were introduced to the strange world of lockdown. With theContinue Reading
