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Riding the clash of superpowers 

By AMIR ISYAM ABDUL RAHIM

“Gajah berjuang sama gajah, pelanduk mati di tengah-tengah.” Midway into 2026, the Malay proverb has never hit harder.

We are now living through one of the most turbulent geopolitical reshufflings in history. The “unipolar era” of undisputed US hegemony is over.

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Geopolitics , StrategicAutonomy , Asean , DataSovereignty , EnergySecurity , DefenceStrategy , MultipolarWorld , MalaysiaPolicy

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