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Malaysia set to elevate bloc in ever-evolving regional dynamics

WITH the conclusion of the 44th and 45th Asean Summits in Vientiane,... Read More

Anwar’s strategic outreach to Pakistan and Bangladesh

Both countries hold immense potential for Malaysia but decades of political strife... Read More

Why Anwar went to Russia

Russia has long defied easy explanations. The 19th-century poet Fedor Tyutchev famously... Read More

BFM podcast: ISIS Malaysia - Translating Madani principles into foreign policy rhetoric

Datuk Prof Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah was interviewed by BFM89.9 on 12... Read More

My Say: What the changing global order means for Malaysia

As the world’s economic order unravels in tandem with the gradual disintegration... Read More

My Say: In face of uncertainties,trade policy should pivot South

Talk abounds the world over concerning the future of international trade in... Read More

Harmony across horizons: Malaysia and Kazakhstan’s enduring journey of friendship

The year 2024 marks the 32nd anniversary of the diplomatic relations between... Read More

Nation-building at 60: Beyond economic expansion

THE political scientist, Benedict Anderson, theorised in his seminal work that communities... Read More

How Asean responds to "Post-Cold War" challenges

Prof Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah was interviewed by China News Weekly magazine... Read More

Malaysia’s role in the emerging Indo-Pacific order

Special remarks by Prof Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah Conference on India-Asean dynamics... Read More

Asean, ADMM and regional defence cooperation: how successful has it been in inducing regional defence cooperation?

Executive Talk by Prof Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah Chairman of the Institute... Read More

Deepening Sino-US tensions: implications for Malaysia and Southeast Asia

Closed Door Discussion with James Crabtree, Executive Director of IISS Asia on... Read More

Proactive diplomacy to drive growth in turbulent times

Malaysia must take advantage of geopolitics as US-China rivalry intensifies THE global... Read More

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Datuk Prof Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah

Prof Faiz leads the institute’s policy development and Track-Two diplomacy, including through the ASEAN Institutes of Strategic and International Studies (ASEAN-ISIS) and the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC). Faiz is also the Malaysia representative to the ASEAN Regional Forum Experts and Eminent Persons (ARF EEP) meeting and Co-Chair of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP). His diverse career spans media, law enforcement, education, three decades of legal practice, focusing on corporate law and public interest litigation, as well as strategic and international affairs advisory to federal and state governments. In 2009, with Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Faiz co-founded the World Forum for Muslim Democrats, dedicated to providing a common platform for public intellectuals to articulate their views on Islam, reform, democracy and governance. Faiz has authored four books on topics ranging from Shariah reforms to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. He is the founding dean of the Selangor Business School. He graduated with First Class Honours in LLB from the International Islamic University of Malaysia, an MBA from the University of Southern Queensland, and a PhD from the Putra Business School. His first degree, prior to law school, was in English Literature from the University of Malaya.

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Malaysia set to elevate bloc in ever-evolving regional dynamics

13 October 2024
WITH the conclusion of the 44th and 45th Asean Summits in Vientiane, the stage is set for Malaysia to prepare for its chairmanship of the regional organisation in 2025. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's remarks at the summits on building an inclusive and sustainable future for the region are indicative of our focus as…

Anwar’s strategic outreach to Pakistan and Bangladesh

07 October 2024
Both countries hold immense potential for Malaysia but decades of political strife and external challenges have kept them from realising their full promise. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s visits to Pakistan and Bangladesh might have slipped under the radar for many Malaysians. After all, an honorary doctorate and a highest state award conferred notwithstanding, these trips…

Why Anwar went to Russia

07 September 2024
Russia has long defied easy explanations. The 19th-century poet Fedor Tyutchev famously remarked that "Russia cannot be understood with the mind, nor can she be measured with a common yardstick; she has her own way of being; in Russia, one simply believes." Yet, despite the enigma that is Russia, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim…

BFM podcast: ISIS Malaysia - Translating Madani principles into foreign policy rhetoric

12 August 2024
Datuk Prof Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah was interviewed by BFM89.9 on 12 August 2024 Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar The Institute for Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia was set up in 1983 as an autonomous non-profit research organisation functioning as the nation’s think tank. What role does this body play in…

My Say: What the changing global order means for Malaysia

25 July 2024
As the world’s economic order unravels in tandem with the gradual disintegration of the international rules-based order, we are entering the phase of interregnum — a shift from an order defined by American primacy to one that is yet undefined. A glimpse of what may come was explored at the recent 37th Asia-Pacific Roundtable, one…

My Say: In face of uncertainties,trade policy should pivot South

25 April 2024
Talk abounds the world over concerning the future of international trade in an increasingly uncertain geopolitical environment. Ongoing developments — including the intensifying rivalry between the US and China, the ill-fated Russo-Ukrainian war and the unmitigated bloodletting in Gaza, UN resolution enjoining a ceasefire notwithstanding — are bleeding into the economic realm, driving a 3%…

Harmony across horizons: Malaysia and Kazakhstan’s enduring journey of friendship

05 February 2024
The year 2024 marks the 32nd anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Malaysia and Kazakhstan, a testament to the enduring partnership that has evolved since Kazakhstan’s independence in 1991. Over the years, trade and diplomatic relations between our nations have followed a continuous upward trajectory, reflecting the resilience of our bonds. The historical relationship between…

Nation-building at 60: Beyond economic expansion

18 September 2023
THE political scientist, Benedict Anderson, theorised in his seminal work that communities are social constructs, to be differentiated only in the ways that they are imagined. He elaborated that "the fellow members of even the smallest nation will never know most of their fellow members, meet them, or even hear of them, yet in the…

How Asean responds to "Post-Cold War" challenges

15 July 2023
Prof Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah was interviewed by China News Weekly magazine by Zheng Liying, 14 July 2023 "In what has been dubbed the 'post-Cold War' period, countries need more consensus and cooperation than ever before. But when all sorts of geopolitical risks arise, it looks like a Sisyphean task." Faiz Abdullah, chairman of the…

Malaysia’s role in the emerging Indo-Pacific order

09 June 2023
Special remarks by Prof Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah Conference on India-Asean dynamics in the emerging Indo-Pacific order: Pathways to cooperation beyond the third decade 2 June 2023 Read in PDF H.E. Shri V. Muraleedharan, Honorable Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India, H.E. Mr Jayant N. Khobragade, Ambassador of India to ASEAN, His…

Asean, ADMM and regional defence cooperation: how successful has it been in inducing regional defence cooperation?

31 May 2023
Executive Talk by Prof Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah Chairman of the Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia at the National Resilience College, 25 May 2023 Read in PDF From a cursory glance, regional cooperation in Southeast Asia flourished out of the interest in benefitting from mutual development and stability. In fact, that was…

Deepening Sino-US tensions: implications for Malaysia and Southeast Asia

05 April 2023
Closed Door Discussion with James Crabtree, Executive Director of IISS Asia on “Deepening Sino-US tensions: Implications for Malaysia and Southeast Asia” Welcoming Remarks by Prof Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah Chairman, ISIS Malaysia Competition and rivalry between states is very much the norm in international relations and indeed one might say a defining feature of modern-day…

Proactive diplomacy to drive growth in turbulent times

21 March 2023
Malaysia must take advantage of geopolitics as US-China rivalry intensifies THE global economy is entering a turbulent period, with fears of financial uncertainty, not to mention the unfolding drama of bank failures and supply chain disruptions amid renewed conflicts complicating geopolitics.   Yet, a trading nation like Malaysia, so firmly linked to the global multilateral trading…
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