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US Empire Defeated: Multipolarity Wins Against Colonial West | Dr Kee Beng Ooi
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- Aug 22, 2026
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Summary
It's the "last hurray of colonialism", as my guest today, Dr. Ooi Kee Beng, puts it. The wars inUkraine and Iran are left-overs of a time that has already passed and is currently being supplanted by the realities of the Multipolar Order.Dr. Ooi, executive director of Penang Institute, discusses why Southeast Asia feels more hopeful than Europe, how China’s rise shapes decolonization and multipolarity, and why Western thinking still treats the world as a contest. He examines colonial history, the Middle East, ASEAN neutrality, and keeping the Strait of Malacca open.The Penang Peace Dialogue SIGN UP: https://commonwealthofworldchinatowns... Links:Wikibeng: https://wikibeng.com Penang Institute: https://penanginstitute.org ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute: https://www.iseas.edu.sg Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com Merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shop Donation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donate Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:09 Europe and Southeast Asia’s outlook 00:06:13 China’s rise and regional history 00:11:44 Decolonization and a multipolar world 00:23:21 Bandung, Africa, and sovereignty 00:26:39 Orientalism and the colonial world order 00:39:28 Iran, the Middle East, and oil 00:42:56 ASEAN and the Strait of Malacca 00:49:03 Maritime Southeast Asia and globalization