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Asia DESTROYES US Pacific Hegemony. End of Alliances | Prof. Jomo Kwame Sundaram

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Neutrality Studies
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Jul 26, 2026
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Summary

While the US is busy destroying itself in Eastern Europe and West Asia, East Asia, too, is busy preparing for countering US warmongering. But not the way you think. South East Asia is engaged in its own cat and mouse game with the hegemon. Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Malaysian economist, research adviser at Khazanah Research Institute, emeritus professor, and former UN assistant secretary-general, discusses how the Iran war affects ASEAN energy, food, and trade. He examines Indonesia, the Strait of Malacca, ASEAN neutrality, BRICS, debt and the dollar system, and why the Non-Aligned Movement needs new life through peace, sustainable development, and resistance to militarization.Links:Jomo Kwame Sundaram Substack: https://jomodevplus.substack.com Jomo Kwame Sundaram at Inter Press Service: https://www.ipsnews.net/author/jomo-k... Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com Merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shop Donation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donate Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:01 Iran war impacts on Malaysia and ASEAN 00:04:07 How ASEAN sees the Iran war 00:07:33 Strait of Malacca and military pressure 00:12:38 Non-alignment and Indonesia’s political shift 00:19:12 Indonesia’s stability and foreign pressure 00:26:55 BRICS, debt, and the Global South 00:37:55 Why the Non-Aligned Movement faded 00:43:03 Peace and sustainable development 00:46:36 How to revive the Non-Aligned Movement 00:51:18 Can ASEAN lead non-alignment? 00:56:52 A positive vision for the NAM 01:00:14 Where to follow Jomo