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Bernama World Interview: Global Energy Crisis: Rethinking the World’s Energy Future

On the 28th of April, Citizens International’s Executive Director, Imran Mohd Rasid, was invited to speak at Bernama World show to discuss about the global energy crisis. This is an important topic that really affects the majority of the Global South! You can see the full recording of the Interview here:

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𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐘𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐢 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐏𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐚 (𝐁𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢)

The world today has entered a perilous time where the present conjuncture poses a fundamental threat to both our contemporary civilization and planetary existence.

𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐘𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐢 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐏𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐚 (𝐁𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢) Read More »

A Violent 20th Century. Will the 21st be different?

By Dr. Shahridan Faiez This article is also published in NST The 20th century was the most violent in human history. Not because humans are naturally brutal, but because modern Western culture perfected industrialised slaughter. Its instinct to resolve conflicts through violence, its greed for wealth and resources, and its habit of dehumanising entire populations produced

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The World Has Changed. International Relations Has Not

by Imran Mohd Rasid There is no better time to be an international relations (IR) enthusiast than today. In the early weeks of 2026, the United States government seized Nicolás Maduro, the elected president of Venezuela, and removed him from his country. Shortly after, the United States and Israel moved to widen their war against

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Press Statement (6 April) :CITIZENS INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNS U.S. STRIKE ON BUSHEHR: A VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND A THREAT TO THE GULF REGION

Press Release (6 April 2026) CITIZENS INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNS U.S. STRIKE ON BUSHEHR: A VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND A THREAT TO THE GULF REGION Iran’s only operational nuclear facility, the Bushehr Power Plant, has come under repeated attack amid the ongoing illegal war against Iran by Israel and the United States (U.S.), heightening concerns over

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Press Statement:One-Sided and Misleading: Vivian Balakrishnan’s Strait of Hormuz Stance Ignores the Context of US–Israel Aggression Against Iran

Press Release (10 April 2026) One-Sided and Misleading: Vivian Balakrishnan’s Strait of Hormuz Stance Ignores the Context of US–Israel Aggression Against Iran Citizens International reads Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan’s comment on April 7 with regards to Singapore’s position to not negotiate with Iran for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz with great disappointment.

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