ASEAN can establish a “Green Coastal Shipping Corridor” project. By Mehmet Enes Beşer Short-sea shipping has been the backbone of maritime Southeast Asia for centuries. From Singapore and Manila ports
And recent conflicts in West Asia. By Gökalp Erbaş The proposal of Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which is part of the ruling coalition in Türkiye,
Charting a New Course in a Polarized World By Mehmet Enes Beşer The promise of a “New Malaysia” first captured global attention in 2018, when a surprise electoral upset ended
For ASEAN, the question is not whether to participate or not in global finance and trade—it does so already. The question is how to use that role for people and
Elections and Results By Gökalp Erbaş “If the opposition is suppressed and intimidated through police methods, and PAS and its allies secure high vote shares in the elections, an inevitable
Beyond Surveillance By Mehmet Enes Beşer The Malaysian CVE experience has attracted regional and global attention both as a pioneering legislation and because of its complex security, political, and religious
How does Trump’s plan actually serve Trump and Netanyahu’s occupation and ‘Riviera’ plan rather than Palestine? By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist / Author Shortly after announcing its recognition of Palestine
From Landfills to Living Labs By Mehmet Enes Beşer While nearly 110 million people worldwide remain undernourished, and more than 30% of all food produced is lost or wasted, the
Armed Forces held an exercise in the middle of the city center. With the Red Storm Bravo exercise, the German armed forces, Bundeswehr, are conducting a war exercise for the
Fueling Transition or Feeding Controversy? By Mehmet Enes Beşer As ASEAN countries race along their pursuit of cleaner, diversified energy systems, biofuels are a politically appealing, domestically sourced answer to
How a nation treats its migrants shows how it treats its future. By Mehmet Enes Beşer Few problems were as nakedly exposed as that of how Malaysia managed labor migration,
Interview with Turkish political scientist Umur Tugay Yücel. Much about Syria remains uncertain, and even its near future is hard to predict. In this complex and unpredictable environment, we spoke
