Publication

7 Nov 2013

This article discusses how improved bilateral ties between US President Obama and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak could be advanced even further. Two stumbling blocks that have to be surmounted, however, include local opposition to Malaysia joining the TPP and Jakarta’s lack of transparency about human rights, democracy and sovereignty.

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Author Prashanth Parameswaran
Series East-West Center Asia Pacific Bulletin
Issue 239
Publisher East-West Center (EWC)
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