TY - JOUR
AU1 - Lee, John Cheong Seong
AB -  Reproduced from Southeast Asian Affairs 2011 edited by Daljit Singh (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2011). This version was obtained electronically direct from the publisher on condition that copyright is not infringed. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior permission of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Individual articles are available at < http://bookshop.iseas.edu.sg > Southeast Asian Affairs 2011 Malaysia's longest-serving Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohammad, crafted a threepillar strategy for Malaysia to "punch above its weight" and better secure its interests in the region. The first was through entrenching strong bilateral relationships with traditional security and economic partners such as America and Japan, in addition to a strong economic and diplomatic relationship with a rising China. The second was to use regional multilateral forums to engage and bind larger powers to agreed rules of engagement, hence enhancing the leverage of smaller Southeast Asian states; as well as to extend Malaysian influence within these forums. The third pillar was to enhance Malaysian regional and global influence by exercising leadership in non-traditional groupings; for example Malaysia's role in promoting South-South cooperation, relating to economic and technical cooperation amongst developing nations. Another was Malaysia's standing as 
TI - Malaysia “Punching above its Weight” … and Finally Hitting the Target
JF - Southeast Asian Affairs
DA - 2011-09-08
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/institute-of-southeast-asian-studies/malaysia-punching-above-its-weight-and-finally-hitting-the-target-h6TheVSypD
SP - 158
EP - 170
VL - 2011
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -