Malaysia'S Quandry of Fighting Global Terrorism: Nama Institusi/ Alamat No. Tel /email Pembentang

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Nama Institusi/ Alamat No.

Tel /Email
Pembentang Patricia Vazquez-Marin Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Tel: 0122494324
marinpatricia@yahoo.com
patriciamarinv@gmail.com

MALAYSIA’S QUANDRY OF FIGHTING GLOBAL TERRORISM

Patricia Vazquez-Marin

Abstract

Malaysia’s history of terrorism can be traced back to the Cold War. At that time,
Malaysia was able to overcome the terrorist attacks led by Communist Party of Malaya
through the implementation of political and military strategies. But the appearance of
extremist groups like Al-Mau’nah, Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia (KMM) and Jemaah
Islamiah (JI), devoted to imposition of a Daulah Islamiyah and Shari’ah are a significant
sample of the arousal of a new stream of terrorism in Malaysia. Among these factions, JI
became one of the foremost examples of the spread of Islamic terrorism because of it’s
link with the Al-Qaeda’s network. The 9/11 event was, therefore, became a turning point
in Malaysia’s approach to terrorism because as moderate Islamic joined the US intent tp
address Al-Qaeda’s illicit activities in Southeast Asian countries. So at this particular
point, the American concern on the like hood of Southeast Asia becoming the new home
base for the global terrorism touched on Malaysia’s counterterrorist policies. Hence, the
confluence in American and Malaysian strategies to counter terrorism became noticeable
through the joint operations and intelligence sharing agreements. In this context,
Malaysia has to construct, for the first time, a counter terrorist policy in accordance with
the international environment, but it cannot rest only on the US priorities and values so as
to plan a strategy to fight terrorism.

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