Imran Shamsunahar is a freelance writer focusing on the Asia-Pacific region, currently based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has previously written for the South China Morning Post, the National Interest and War is Boring.
Globally exposed region has become too inward-looking

Muslims disperse after they were warned by police officers in Kuala Lumpur in May 2020: Malaysia's delicate racial balance is under stress. © Reuters
Imran Shamsunahar is a freelance writer focusing on the Asia-Pacific region, currently based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has previously written for the South China Morning Post, the National Interest and War is Boring.