Series 26, Talk #2
Perak Academy is pleased to present
| Speaker: | Mr Bunn Nagara |
| Day/Date: | Monday, 16 October 2024 |
| Time: | 5:00 PM |
| Venue: | Mamut Meeting Room, No. 1 Jalan Lasam, 30350, Ipoh |
The world approaches the final year of the 21st century’s first quarter, with parts of the planet in flames, rising tensions in certain regions, and some unsettled disputes on the verge of open conflict. At the same time, post-covid economic recovery is slow or remains suspended, compounding a general pessimism.
From the wars in Ukraine and Gaza to economic stasis in Europe to tensions between Israel and Iran, and between the US and China in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea, few regions are spared serious challenges. Meanwhile, a new US government in the new year signifying change may impact significantly on key issues, including US-China rivalry.
At the same time, the Global South sees the promise of rejuvenation through building solidarity behind such institutions as BRICS and its signature campaigns. Following independence, sovereign nations in the developing world are asserting their legitimate rights through the collective agency of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and their partner countries.
Seemingly distant developments can have some common roots or factors. To understand the nature of a crisis or opportunity, and to know how best to approach each, it is important first to acknowledge its implications and the stakes, and to identify the stakeholders behind the scenes often obscured by shadowy vested interests.
About the speaker
Mr Bunn Nagara is a geostrategic consultant, Perak Academy Honorary Fellow, BRI Caucus for Asia-Pacific Director and Senior Fellow, Convenor of the Sabah Malaysia Study Group of experts, and Advisor of a renewable energy and e-mobility consortium based at Tsinghua University, Beijing. He was Senior Fellow and Visiting Fellow at ISIS Malaysia, ASEAN Research Fellow at the Institute of South-East Asian Studies, and Research Fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs. An international award-winning journalist, he was editor and producer of various journals, other media publications and broadcast productions. Mr Nagara co-authored and co-edited books on security studies and contributed to strategic studies courses for Malaysian Armed Forces and Royal Malaysian Police officers. A Life Member of the Malaysian Association for American Studies and the Malaysian Social Science Association, he graduated from Southampton University and Uppsala University. His research covers East Asian integration, contemporary grand strategies and Global South transitions.
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