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01 Focus in Continuity: A Framework for Malaysia's Foreign
Policy in a Post-Pandemic World - A Monograph

“Focus in Continuity: A Framework for Malaysia’s Foreign
Policy in a Post-Pandemic World” was launched on 7
December 2021 by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB
Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob. The Framework serves
as an extension to the previous Foreign Policy
Framework and complements the Ministry of Foreign
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A airs’ Strategic Plan 2021-2025, the 12 Malaysia
Plan (2021-2025), and the Shared Prosperity Vision
2030. The Framework sets out the priority areas of
Malaysia’s foreign policy amidst the COVID-19
pandemic and aids the conduct of Malaysia’s
foreign policy. The priority areas include:

A Word from the Minister • Digital Economy
• Global Economy
• Health Diplomacy

• Cybersecurity
• Cultural Diplomacy
• Peaceful Coexistence
• Multilateralism
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Taking the Framework as a reference point, this monograph is published to further
elaborate on some of the areas of the Framework, namely Global Economy, Health
Diplomacy, Digital Economy, Cybersecurity, Cultural Diplomacy and Peaceful Coexistence,
which are contributed by researchers of the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR)
and the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia. It is part and parcel of a
larger e ort to bring the work of the Ministry of Foreign A airs Malaysia to the people, for it to
be better understood.

It is my greatest hope that Wisma Putra and all interested parties find this publication
beneficial.

YB Dato’ Sri Saifuddin Abdullah
Minister of Foreign A airs, Malaysia