Malaysia’s Asean chairmanship: navigating troubled waters

In times of crisis of multipolar cooperation, chairing one of the world’s most significant regional blocs becomes particularly challenging.

Moreover, it seems that in 2025 the world and the region did several somersaults, making Malaysia’s task of keeping Asean chairmanship on track a mission impossible.

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Asean , Malaysia , Anwar Ibrahim , Role , Asean relations , Brics , MGIMO

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