The Foreign Minister's Diminished Role

By Johan Saravanamuttu

May 2012 FEATURE
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Penang Monthly reviews the conduct of foreign policy under the Najib Abdul Razak government and compares the new Foreign Minister’s performance with that of three former Foreign Ministers. The conclusion is, it is high time that Malaysia, via Wisma Putra, tries to punch above its weight as it has done in the past, by capitalising on its unique status as a Muslim-majority, multicultural state.US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosting a bilateral meeting with Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Anifah...

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Johan Saravanamuttu

is a visiting senior research associate at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore.


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