All posts by Rais Hussin
All posts by Rais Hussin
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GeopoliticsThe Iran War Paradox: How Washington’s Escalation Is Strengthening Tehran
The war meant to break Iran may instead be reforging the Iranian state while exposing...
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Domestic Policy
Financial Sovereignty: Who Designs the Platforms, Rules the Future
English English Published by TheStar and MySinchew, image by AstroAwani. The global economic order largely has...
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Domestic Policy
Brain Circulation or Brain Drain: Malaysia Needs Better Metrics
Anecdotes about returnees matter less than whether net talent flows are stabilising, whether they stay...
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Strategy
Predicted. Ignored. Realized: Malaysia’s 5G Collapse in Three Acts
Malaysia’s 5G episode wasn’t unforeseeable. The risks were flagged early; the real question is why...
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Domestic Policy
Malaysia’s Innovation Paradox: Rising Aspirations, Declining Foundations
English English Published by TheStar, image by AstroAwani. Malaysia’s innovation story has long been told in...
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Economy and Finance
Malaysia’s Red Carpet, America’s Rulebook
Protocol bowed to power, and principle lost. Malaysia rolled out a red carpet, then signed...
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Domestic Policy
Whither Trumpmania in Malaysia?
Some call it diplomacy. Others call it denial. To welcome Trump while Gaza burns is...
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Economy and Finance
Budget 2026 and the Squeezed Middle: How to Rebuild Confidence without Breaking the Budget
English Englis Published by TheStar and MySinchew, image by AstroAwani. In our earlier commentary, “Budget 2026: From...
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Opinions
Budget 2026: From B40 to B70, Redefining Malaysia’s Middle Class
As Malaysia tightens its fiscal belt, Budget 2026 must prove that discipline need not come...
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Opinions
No Stage for a Genocide Enabler Trump at the ASEAN Summit
Trump’s visit would stain ASEAN’s conscience. Malaysia cannot honour a leader who armed impunity and...
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