Structural sources of Malaysia's South China Sea policy: power uncertainties and small-state hedging

YM Lai, CC Kuik - Australian Journal of International Affairs, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This essay traces the structural sources of Malaysia's South China Sea policy. It argues that
Malaysia's 'light-hedging'approach is primarily a smaller-state's response to growing …

Pulau Layang-Layang in Malaysia's South China Sea Policy: Sovereignty Meets Geopolitical Reality amid China–US Rivalry

K Cheng-Chwee, YM LAI… - International Journal of …, 2021 - adab.um.edu.my
Abstract Pulau Layang-Layang (Swallow Reef) is central to Malaysia's South China Sea
policy. First, the “island” is the first of five features in the South China Sea occupied by …

Emerging dynamics in Malaysia-Japan relations under the second Mahathir administration

YM Lai, R Moorthy - Issues & Studies, 2022 - World Scientific
Japan and Malaysia established relations in 1957, the year Malaysia obtained
independence from the British. Malaysia has largely benefited through many Japanese …