Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad addresses a press conference (Photo: Bloomberg).

My analysis of the challenges facing the new Malaysian government led by new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been featured in an article by James Massola in The Sydney Morning Herald. I’m optimistic about a peaceful transition of power for Malaysia, and despite this being the end of 61 years of uninterrupted one-party rule, this new Mahathir-led government is not inexperienced, with plenty of old-school members in the ranks since the 1990s.