Adam Leong Kok Wey
Biographic Data
| ID | 6189526 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adam Leong Kok Wey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adam Leong Kok |
| FAMILY NAME | Wey |
| SIGNATURE | WEY A L K |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Defence University of Malaysia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6079-4007 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Australian Sasr in Borneo
The Konfrontasi (Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation) signaled the first combat deployment of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment (SASR). Between 1965 and 1966, two SASR squadrons were deployed and involved in secretive Claret Operations. The SASR's operations were concentrated in the jungles of Borneo, along the porous and mountainous borders of Sarawak and Indonesia's Kalimantan. The SASR had conducted reconnaissance missions collecting in…
A “Mah-Kinder” geopolitical explanation of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has garnered a lot of attention, and worries about its impact and influence over Eurasia and Indo-Pacific. Two classical geopoliticians – Halford J. Mackinder and Alfred Thayer Mahan – had provided useful frameworks to explain China’s BRI geopolitical implications, and geostrategies to dominate the Eurasian continent and Indo-Pacific waterways with economic tools and infrastructure projects. This article cla…
Grand strategy of the Malacca Sultanate, 1400–1511
The Malacca Sultanate had profound political and strategic influence in the Southeast Asia region. This article analyzes how the Malacca Sultanate practised its grand strategy using diplomacy and statecraft aided by its military power in countering and containing its external threats to sustain its power, gain economic dividends, and influence in the region. Although there are a few academic studies on the practice of grand strategies such as tho…
A small state's foreign affairs strategy
Malaysia, being a small state in its asymmetrical relations with both the United States and China, is caught in a difficult position in the ongoing South China Sea debacle. Malaysia has been courted by both of these powerful states to be an influential regional facilitator to advance each of their respective strategic interests in the region. Malaysia's response thus far has been both cautious and enigmatic. This article traces Malaysia's foreign…
Mates all the way! From Konfrontasi to confronting China
Australian and Malaysian strategic relations have evolved since the independence of Malaya in 1957 and the formation of Malaysia in 1963. Confronted with an aggressive neighbor, Indonesia set to “crush” Malaysia during its infancy years. The United Kingdom with Australia embarked on a military expedition to aid Malaysia in fighting an “undeclared” war. Australia committed troops in Malaysia and continued to maintain a physical presence in Malaysi…
Principles of Special Operations
The principles espoused in Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sextus Iulius Frontinus's Stratagematon that have linkages with the practice of special operations warfare are examined in this article. The academic study of special operations within the field of strategy has been hindered by the lack of resources in strategic theories that explain how special operations work and succeed. This article presents the discovery of principles of special operations …
A small state's foreign affairs strategy
Malaysia, being a small state in its asymmetrical relations with both the United States and China, is caught in a difficult position in the ongoing South China Sea debacle. Malaysia has been courted by both of these powerful states to be an influential regional facilitator to advance each of their respective strategic interests in the region. Malaysia's response thus far has been both cautious and enigmatic. This article traces Malaysia's foreign…
Principles of Special Operations
The principles espoused in Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sextus Iulius Frontinus's Stratagematon that have linkages with the practice of special operations warfare are examined in this article. The academic study of special operations within the field of strategy has been hindered by the lack of resources in strategic theories that explain how special operations work and succeed. This article presents the discovery of principles of special operations …
Mates all the way! From Konfrontasi to confronting China
Australian and Malaysian strategic relations have evolved since the independence of Malaya in 1957 and the formation of Malaysia in 1963. Confronted with an aggressive neighbor, Indonesia set to “crush” Malaysia during its infancy years. The United Kingdom with Australia embarked on a military expedition to aid Malaysia in fighting an “undeclared” war. Australia committed troops in Malaysia and continued to maintain a physical presence in Malaysi…
A small state's foreign affairs strategy
Malaysia, being a small state in its asymmetrical relations with both the United States and China, is caught in a difficult position in the ongoing South China Sea debacle. Malaysia has been courted by both of these powerful states to be an influential regional facilitator to advance each of their respective strategic interests in the region. Malaysia's response thus far has been both cautious and enigmatic. This article traces Malaysia's foreign…
Grand strategy of the Malacca Sultanate, 1400–1511
The Malacca Sultanate had profound political and strategic influence in the Southeast Asia region. This article analyzes how the Malacca Sultanate practised its grand strategy using diplomacy and statecraft aided by its military power in countering and containing its external threats to sustain its power, gain economic dividends, and influence in the region. Although there are a few academic studies on the practice of grand strategies such as tho…
A “Mah-Kinder” geopolitical explanation of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has garnered a lot of attention, and worries about its impact and influence over Eurasia and Indo-Pacific. Two classical geopoliticians – Halford J. Mackinder and Alfred Thayer Mahan – had provided useful frameworks to explain China’s BRI geopolitical implications, and geostrategies to dominate the Eurasian continent and Indo-Pacific waterways with economic tools and infrastructure projects. This article cla…
Australian Sasr in Borneo
The Konfrontasi (Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation) signaled the first combat deployment of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment (SASR). Between 1965 and 1966, two SASR squadrons were deployed and involved in secretive Claret Operations. The SASR's operations were concentrated in the jungles of Borneo, along the porous and mountainous borders of Sarawak and Indonesia's Kalimantan. The SASR had conducted reconnaissance missions collecting in…
Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Asian Studies and History (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Economy (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Power (physics (4 works) · China (3 works)