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NEWS all our society. With democracy in the young people who are attracted to the mony wants resources, then it picture, a society is prepared to Islamic State ideology. With the chooses to invade other countries and accommodate diversities. With good strengthening of the rule of law, de- because of this, people will react and governance comes the capability to mocracy and good governance and they choose to react in a violent way. fight corruption. the inclusiveness of economic just, Hence, hegemony is a direct link to stability can be upheld. terrorism and violence. Dr. Chandra Dr. Chandra also explained that as ended by stating that there are portrayed by the Europeans, the At the regional level, in West Asia and challenges to be faced and he hoped strengthening of the rule of law, other parts of the world, there needs that society will continue to talk about democracy and good governance by to be a regional mechanism to talk this issue because as long as there is themselves is not enough. In the last with one another and resolve conflicts dialogue, despite all the differences, two decades, two types of extremism between and across regions. At the there may be a possibility to make a have emerged in Europe. The first is global level, violence, terrorism and difference. the extremism reflected in the rise of extremism are unavoidable because of the right wing parties in Europe who the existence of global hegemony. are extremists in ideological views. Without a doubt, it is one of the major The second is extremism that involves causes due to the fact that if the hege- Forum on Nuclear Weapons: Still an Existential Threat to Humankind A forum titled Nuclear Weapons: Still international agenda. Malaysia, in this The forum also highlighted the fact an Existential Threat to Humankind respect, has also been actively pursu- that the pursuit of minimization to was held at the Auditorium on 15 ing the cause for a nuclear-free world eliminate nuclear weapons policy October 2014. The speaker was through participation in various multi- should be the collective effort of Professor The Honourable Gareth lateral platforms in the discourse on various governments, pressure groups Evans AC QC, Chancellor of Australian non-proliferation and disarmament. and more importantly, civil society. National University and former as well The agenda of nuclear-weapons free as the longest serving Foreign Minister In his introductory remarks, Professor world would be futile if these im- of Australia. He is currently Co-Chairs Evans mentioned that people are more portant institutions do not work in of the International Advisory Board of concerned about the issues of the tandem. The questions on the pros- the New York based Global Centre for impact of nuclear weapons rather than pect of nuclear energy, risk manage- the Responsibility to Protect, and is climate change. He then elaborated on ment of nuclear weapons and the Convenor of the Asia Pacific Leader- the four components of nuclear geopolitical conflict among the ship Network for Nuclear Non-Prolifer- threats and risks; existing nuclear nuclear-armed states were also ation and Disarmament. The session armed states, new nuclear armed addressed. was moderated by Tan Sri Hasmy states, nuclear terrorism and peaceful Agam, Chairman of Human Rights uses of nuclear energy. In addition, The forum was attended by members Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM). Professor Evans spoke about the of the diplomatic corps, policy ma- International Commission on Nuclear kers, academicians, university stu- Dato' Hussin Nayan, Director Ge- Non-Proliferation Disarmament (ICN- dents and representatives from va- neral of IDFR, in his Welcoming Re- ND) initiated by the Australian Govern- rious ministries and government agen- marks said that the importance of total ment and its action agenda including cies, non-governmental organisations elimination of nuclear weapons should nuclear disarmament and nuclear and the media. consistently be at the top of the non-proliferation. Economic Diplomacy Series 7/2014 IDFR organised the Economic Diplo- October 2014 in collaboration with the ritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) macy Series 7/2014 titled Where Do Centre for International Law and Siyar, and Maritime Institute of Malaysia We Draw the Line? Maritime Boundary UKM; Asian African Legal Consultative (MIMA). Issues in the Straits of Malacca on 3 Organization (AALCO); Malaysian Ma- 10 bulletin@idfr.gov.my