Thomas Daniel was interviewed in Episode 14 of CNA’s Insight documentary, which focused on the contest for resources and influence in the strategic South China sea, and if China’s ‘Might is Right’ strategy works best for the region. His remarks (toward the end of the show) focused on how China’s escalation dominance, and the important economic relationship between Southeast Asian countries and China, impacts the wider the South China Sea dispute.
Insight, Ep 14: Fish wars in Asia
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Thomas Daniel
Thomas is a senior fellow in the Foreign Policy and Security Studies programme. His interests lie in the strategic-security challenges of Southeast Asia, including the impacts of major power dynamics on ASEAN. Within this, he looks mainly at South China Sea dispute, political-security cohesion within ASEAN and Malaysia’s security and foreign policies. Thomas also focuses on government policies toward refugees, asylum seekers and other displaced people in Malaysia as well as the impacts of the crisis on Myanmar to the region. He writes and speaks of these issues in local and regional forums and has commented on them in local and international media. Thomas holds an MA (International Studies) from the University of Nottingham (Malaysia), a BA in Communication and Media Management, and a BA (hons) in Communication, Media & Culture from the University of South Australia. He was a public relations practitioner focusing on media engagement strategies for government and enterprise-technology agencies.
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