MALAYSIA

By B.A. Hamzah-June 20

With North Korea out of the way, Washington should now begin the process of disengagement from the Asian region. Whether the region will be more secure and stable without the United States is not the issue. The real issue is for us, Asians, to determine our own political destiny.

In hindsight, US President Donald Trump’s letter to Kim Jong-un at the eleventh hour was the tipping point. In the letter cancelling the summit, Trump cited tremendous anger and open hostility towards North Korea.

Read more at: https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2018/06/381848/time-asia-set-its-own-course-minus-us

First published in: The New Straits Times