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Author: Ivy Kwek

Ivy KWEK is the Research Director at Research for Social Advancement (REFSA), and a Former Special Functions Officer to the Deputy Minister of Defence, Malaysia. She has worked in various policy advisory and governmental affairs roles for international organizations and in the diplomatic circle.

Malaysia’s Rationale and Response to South China Sea Tensions

By Ivy Kwek and Chiew-Ping Hoo | May 29, 2020 | Categories: AMTI Update
Hydrocarbon exploration by Malaysia’s Petronas recently triggered a three-way standoff in the South China Sea that lasted nearly six months. It only ended in mid-May upon the departure of the West Capella, the drillship at the heart of the matter. Tensions peaked in April with the deployment of a Chinese survey ship to Malaysia’s exclusive […]
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