Must countries choose sides as US-China rivalry and geopolitical tensions intensify? Can a renewed Non-Aligned Movement give the Global South greater strategic autonomy in a world dominated by competing powers?
Astro Awani’s Melisa Idris talks to Jomo Kwame Sundaram, an emeritus professor and research adviser for Khazanah Research Institute, who was a keynote speaker at the Penang Peace Dialogue 2026 in George Town, Penang.
Jomo argues that the Non-Aligned Movement requires a renewal (2.0) to help developing nations pursue sustainable development amidst rising geopolitical tensions and militarisation.
He advocates for these countries to transition from passive neutrality to being “actively pacifist” to collectively resist being dragged into conflicts driven by major powers
Production: Astro Awani
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