ABSTRACT
A nation’s foreign policy priorities are inevitably determined by a complex interplay among domestic and exogenous factors, regional and global realities, and national needs. As a state with middle-power aspirations and ambitions of becoming a fully developed nation by the close of the decade, Malaysia’s foreign policy priorities are essentially driven by the aforementioned inputs, albeit within the parameters of its unique social and cultural setting as well as the national aspirations defined by its political leadership.
