From a ‘Third Force’ to Diplomatic Conservatism
When Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attended the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in August 2018 it was revealed that President Vladimir Putin
was planning
to take part in the upcoming East Asia Summit (EAS) in Singapore this November. This will ...
Analysts who focus on the Asia-Pacific have long been ranting that Russia is not paying enough attention to what is going on in the region, especially Southeast Asia. The ASEAN population is neither aware of what interests Russia nor understands how Russian particpation in their region could be of use.
At the same time,...
... today, one of my consultants after discussing all these facts and scenarios –suggest the “Halo Effect”. I pondered and wonder – was this a “HALO” effect, known in accounting as 2+2 = more than four? The USA can blame RUSSIA in Europe and Internationally as a tyrant nation, and allow the Regime of Israel, a puppet of USA to conduct GENOCIED in Palestine, while helping our Malaysian Opposition, who is supported by the USA to topple our Barisan Nasional Government which is not so friendly with the USA. Furthermore, Malaysia will hold the Chairmanship of ASEAN+3 in 2015, a very important and strategic position in the South ...
... and drove them out of their stronghold in Slavyansk, Russia stepped up cross-border supplies of heavy armaments to the insurgents, in an effort to restore the balance. This has since resulted in the downing of several Ukrainian military aircraft. The Malaysian Boeing, the conclusion is, was shot by the rebels, and by mistake.
Publicly, President Poroshenko has already blamed the Russia-supported separatists, and President Putin has put the blame on the Ukrainian government's resumption of the military operation in the east of the country. Actually, these statements may be less contradictory than they appear, but this is small ...
... was working at its best - a Value-Add (VA) to the pedagogical learning they has acquired through research of Malaysia and her society, economy and lifestyle prior to leaving Russia for Malaysia. One matter they raised was the lack of knowledge about Russia in Malaysia. This us prompted to discuss the how we can work together – in a tri-sector cooperation mode – Private Sector, Civil Society and Government in facilitating better Cooperation and Understanding between the peoples’ of both countries ...
Following on from my fist article in the RIAC blog page – “A Step forward in Cooperation between Malaysia and Russia” dated 4 March 2014, I am happy to inform all readers of the RIAC blog page and friends of the RIAC that the Malaysian Government extends a warm welcome to Russian Youth, Youth Organisations and Universities to participate in the Malaysian ...
... academics, business people and politicians. We currently have the recently formed Malaysian-Russian Business Association (MALRUB), but they are strictly limited by the nature of their work, and their very Identity and purpose – promoting business. The Russia-Malaysia Friendship Foundation’s programmes could include “People to People” Exchanges at all levels – from Youth and Students to Academics to Corporate leaders to Senior Citizens. There could be annual Cultural Festivals held ...