Op-ed/Commentary by Dr Dr Joseph Chinyong Liow, Dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Tan Kah Kee Chair in Comparative and International Politics, and Research Adviser at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) and Ms Ariel Tan, Deputy Head of Policy Studies and Coordinator of the Malaysia Programme with the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS).