Dr Shafiq Sit

Dr Shafiq Sit Some say the Coronavirus is God-sent to compel the world to come together in a collective defence to save mankind. Too much apathy towards global warming etc with our disgraceful meek response in terms of just no single use plastics. That’s definitely not enough to save us. Even the turtles are laughing. We are forced now to face reality of an increasingly crowded planet with scarce resources fast depleting, and now for some reason finger pointing towards the Chinese is trending. As if that’s going to save the world. As if that’s going to find a cure. Maybe for COVID-19 in 6 months of this posting. What about the next virus we will stumble on to? What if this next one emanates from the U.S. or heaven forbids even maybe Jerusalem? Then how? Look to the U.S. for global leadership? Not going to happen under Trump. He is no Mr Global. Maybe he can tweet us to boredom, and like a lullaby we sleep forever. Maybe less painful than to be woken up at 3 am to read his bulls...

Dr Shafiq Sit, Queen Elizabeth II An economist by training, Datuk Seri Dr. Shafiq Sit obtained his Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree and a Master of Arts Degree majoring in Economics from the University of Cambridge, UK as a Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Scholar. Subsequently, on a Rhodes Scholarship, he obtained a Masters of Philosophy Degree in International Relations and a Doctorate of Philosophy Degree from the University of Oxford, UK. He has also attended various management courses including one with distinction from Harvard, USA. Dr. Shafiq Sit was formerly attached to the Corporate Finance Division of N.M. Rothschild & Sons, UK, and was Head of Corporate Planning at Sime Darby Berhad, during which he also sat on several boards within the Sime Darby Berhad Group, including SD Holdings and Yayasan Sime Darby. He has served as the Co-Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Summit and was also the Executive Director of the APEC Business Advisory Coun...

Dr Shafiq Sit, Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad An economist by training, Datuk Seri Dr. Shafiq Sit obtained his Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree and a Master of Arts Degree majoring in Economics from the University of Cambridge, UK as a Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Scholar. Subsequently, on a Rhodes Scholarship, he obtained a Masters of Philosophy Degree in International Relations and a Doctorate of Philosophy Degree from the University of Oxford, UK. He has also attended various management courses including one with distinction from Harvard, USA. Dr. Shafiq Sit was formerly attached to the Corporate Finance Division of N.M. Rothschild & Sons, UK, and was Head of Corporate Planning at Sime Darby Berhad, during which he also sat on several boards within the Sime Darby Berhad Group, including SD Holdings and Yayasan Sime Darby. He has served as the Co-Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Summit and was also the Executive Director of t...

Dr Shafiq Sit, President of Ireland Mary McAleese An economist by training, Datuk Seri Dr. Shafiq Sit obtained his Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree and a Master of Arts Degree majoring in Economics from the University of Cambridge, UK as a Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Scholar. Subsequently, on a Rhodes Scholarship, he obtained a Masters of Philosophy Degree in International Relations and a Doctorate of Philosophy Degree from the University of Oxford, UK. He has also attended various management courses including one with distinction from Harvard, USA. Dr. Shafiq Sit was formerly attached to the Corporate Finance Division of N.M. Rothschild & Sons, UK, and was Head of Corporate Planning at Sime Darby Berhad, during which he also sat on several boards within the Sime Darby Berhad Group, including SD Holdings and Yayasan Sime Darby. He has served as the Co-Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Summit and was also the Executive Director of the APEC Bus...

Dr Shafiq Sit In the first part of his report, DR SHAFIQ SIT revisits the roots of the changing strategic landscape in Europe back in the 1970s and 1980s. He now reconsiders the implications of those tumultuous developments then in the wake of the neo-nationalistic mood of the early 21st century such as Brexit, and whether this signals the weakening of the EURO bloc and what it would mean for the Asia-Pacific countries. Figuratively speaking, just as Europe traversed the difficult part from Yalta in 1945, Asia has found the road from Bandung in 1955 till today equally long and winding. Back then,  with the dismantling of the Cold War in Europe, Asian states had to adapt and realign their foreign policy accordingly. For example, Jakarta’s shift towards normalisation of relations with Beijing and Moscow was only symptomatic of more foreign policy readjustments to find its place in the sun. In fact, if one were to examine closely the sequence of events, one can be sure th...

Dr Shafiq Sit Some say the Coronavirus is God-sent to compel the world to come together in a collective defence to save mankind. Too much apathy towards global warming etc with our disgraceful meek response in terms of just no single use plastics. That’s definitely not enough. We are forced to face reality of an ever crowding planet with scarce resources and now finger pointing towards the Chinese is trending. As if that’s going to save the world. As if that’s going to find a cure. Maybe to COVID-19 in 6 months of this posting. What about the next virus we will stumble on to? Michael Jackson was right. It starts and ends with the man in the mirror.