Overview:
As war once again reshapes the geopolitical landscape, the question of global power is no longer abstract. Against the backdrop of rising oil prices, economic instability, and an accelerating shift toward a multipolar world, the Global South is at a critical juncture: either to embrace itself as an active force in redefining the international order or to concede to the imperial violence that could have spelled doom for the world.
“What to Make of the Global South Today? Charting Pathways in the Present Crisis” convenes a critical forum to examine the historical traditions and movements that shaped the Global South agenda, as well as examining the challenges it faces today. The ideas that mobilized Global South, i.e., anti-colonial solidarity, economic justice, and the reimagining of a fairer international system, are not new but a long-standing vision that fueled many anti-colonial movements and developing worlds in the past. In revisiting the Global South’s past struggles and confronting its present context, the conversation seeks to illuminate the possibilities for a reinvigorated Global South, one that speaks with greater unity, purpose, and conviction in shaping a more just and equitable world order.
Panelists:
Speaker:
Chee Yoke Ling, Executive Director of the Third World Network (TWN)
Yoke Ling is the Executive Director of Third World Network, an international non-profit policy research and advocacy organization focused on sustainable development issues, the South and international relations. She was trained in law and works on social justice and equity issues and the effects of globalization on developing countries. Her current work includes: public health (especially access to affordable medicines), agroecology and farmers’ rights, the impact of trade agreements on sustainable development and human rights. She engages in related inter-governmental negotiations / processes and with national policy makers in Malaysia, as well as support policy and law capacity building for civil society organisations and students. Yoke Ling is currently a member of the National Consumer Advisory Council and the National Antimicrobial Resistance Committee. She is also Vice-President of Together Against Cancer, a Malaysian cancer treatment advocacy association.
Nurul Izzah Anwar, Polity
Nurul Izzah Anwar is a political activist and former three-term Member of Parliament in Malaysia, with a long-standing dedication to socio-economic reforms. She currently serves as the Executive Chairperson of POLITY (since January 2025), and Advisor to Malaysian Humanitarian Aid and Relief (MAHAR) beginning April 2024. She was also Chairperson of the Social and Economic Research Initiative (SERI) from March to December 2024 and previously co-chaired the Secretariat of the Finance Advisory Panel at the Ministry of Finance (2023 – February 2024), where she led research initiatives focused on revenue, debt, and reform of government-linked companies
Moderator: Imran Mohd Rasid, Executive Director of Citizens International
- 21st June 2026 (Sunday)
- 9.30 PM – 11.30 AM (KL Time)
- Bayang Coffee, TTDI
We look forward to seeing you there!
