MR. COLLINS CHONG YEW KEAT

Foreign Affairs, Security & Strategy Analyst | Senior Assistant Registrar, Universiti Malaya 🔹

Collins Chong's key focus areas are in foreign affairs, security, and strategic studies, with a core specialisation on great power competition, the US-China rivalry, and global security dynamics, including analyzing America’s power superiority, Indo-Pacific security affairs and broader geopolitical and security trends shaping the international order.

He provides insights through media features and op-eds and was featured across leading international platforms, including Financial Times,NBC News, Associated Press, The Independent, The Washington Post, Japan Times, Channel News Asia, Taipei Times, WION TV, and South China Morning Post, among others.

He serves as both commentator and analyst in both the local and international media on key global issues, as well as contributing through the forms of op-eds and analytical writings.

Collins' works  contribute to policy discourse and new understanding on security frameworks, geopolitical changes and challenges and a shifting security and threats framework. These new insights and contributions shape and uphold the principles of freedom, democracy, and the rule of law and in understanding the intricacies of power equation in the global order.

🔹 Areas of Expertise:

Global Geopolitics & Security Studies | Great Power Rivalry | Strategic & Defense Analysis

US-China Relations & Power Competition | Indo-Pacific Security | America's Power Superiority

China and Regional Security Studies | ASEAN, European, & Global Security Threats | Hard Power Analysis

International Relations & Diplomacy | Conflict & Peace Studies | Policy Advisory & Analysis

Media Commentary & Strategic Communications | Op-Ed Writing | Public Speaking on Global Affairs

Higher Education Advancement | Internationalization, Branding, & Global Strategy

With a strong foundation in international relations, security, and strategic affairs, he remains committed to providing in-depth analyses and policy recommendations that contribute to a stable and secure global order.

Beyond that, Collins is deeply involved in strategic higher education management, fostering global academic collaborations and future driven strategies in enhancing higher educations institutions through innovation and resilience in research, academic and intellectual advancement in Universiti Malaya.