Malaysia: Another Crisis Looming?
Malaysia’s ethnic and religious minorities are being pushed to the margins by an ascendant Malay mainstream, with potentially destabilizing consequences.
Humiliation on the High Seas: The Australia-Indonesia Spat
The Geopoliticalmonitor's Murray Hunter examines one of the latest disagreements between the governments of Indonesia and Australia.
Australia’s Intelligence Community: Behind the Times in an Asian Century
Over the last week, the German newspaper Der Spiegel and the Sydney Morning Herald disclosed that the Australian government was carrying out electronic surveillance and eavesdropping on phone and internet communications.
Winds of Discontent over Borneo
What is needed to head off growing discontent towards the federal government in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak?
What a Refused Visa Tells Us about the Abbot Government’s Foreign Policy
The Geopoliticalmonitor's Murray Hunter examines how a refused visa might indicate a less principled foreign policy from Australia's new Abbott administration.
Malaysia: In Search of a New National Narrative
The popular vote of the last election strongly indicates that the majority of people are looking for some form of genuine change within Malaysian society. But, it was just wishful thinking to suggest that any electoral outcome would actually bring change.
Abbott Could Surprise in Australia
Australia's new prime minister might come as a pleasant surprise to many.
One View Over a Thousand: Singapore’s Cadre System
The cadre system within the PAP is an issue within Singapore society that will never see the light of day as an item of national discussion. One thousand faceless men have allowed one man's view of the world to persist.
What to Watch in 2013 Australia Elections
Murray Hunter examines what's in play in upcoming polls in Australia, asking the question: Just how important are these elections?
Australian Immigration, Visa Outsourcing, and the Snowden Link
Examining the various drawbacks of Australia's secretive outsourcing of visa applications.
