Columns/Op-Eds

    Expert Opinion

JCI Fellows occasionally issue opinions letters and editorials in their own professional capacity to media and platforms.

    Thematic

This section archives and collects a curated range of these pieces where such supports JCI objectives.

Commentary: Was the Pakatan Harapan coalition doomed to fail from the start?

Governance Studies Press
Dr. Ooi Kee Beng says the Pakatan Harapan coalition was fundamentally fragile: the moves made by its enemies in recent days have exposed its core vulnerabilities.

Might #Undi18 disempower the youth?

Governance Studies Ops
Prof Wong warns that the influx of eight million new voters will worsen the malapportionment of parliamentary constituencies.

Closing in on a solution

Special Studies Ops
Prof Leong Choon Heng gives the reasons he is optimistic that we will be able to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

my Say: Malaysia, truly the world

Education & Social Studies Ops
Governance Studies Ops
Dr. Ooi Kee Beng weighs in on the factors of conflict in Malaysia.

Commentary: Why Mahathir leaving may not solve Malaysia’s problems

Governance Studies Ops
Prof. James Chin weighs in on the current Malaysian political transition.