Shuib, Md. Shukri and Keling, Mohamad Faisol and Ajis, Mohd Na'eim (2009) The implications of cold war on Malaysia state building process. Asian Culture And History, 1 (2). pp. 89-98. ISSN 1916-9663

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Abstract

The Cold War has affected the communities around the world. Malaysia was no exception in being affected by the turmoil the international world, particularly after the World War 2, due to ideological conflicts. Based on the domino theory, the ups and downs of particular country in terms of its, strong ideology, brings about network impacts to each country in the world. Thus, a freedom of Malaya and the establishment of Malaysia came from the history of Cold War which influenced the international scene. The establishment of Malaysia is seen as a mechanism to stop the influence of communism. The involvement leaders from Malaya, Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak as well as Brunei Darussalam in the agenda to ‘build’ Malaysia with the approval from democratic countries showed a very strong cooperation that communism was a threat. This contributed to the creation of a new and bigger country. The wise Malaysian leaders in negotiating and being united in facing the global threats at that time, has shown that Malaysia’s ‘project’ in stopping the communist theory which is also known domino theory, was successfully carried out and maintained till today. Therefore, Malaysia as a case study, on how a country was ‘built’ on the basis of stopping the spread of communism in saving the Southeast Asia from falling into the hands of communists, is unique and its effectiveness should be studied.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Communism, Cold War, State Building
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General)
Divisions:	College of Law, Government and International Studies
Depositing User:	Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited:	11 Jul 2010 00:55
Last Modified:	11 Jul 2010 00:55
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/195

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