When U.S. President Donald Trump signed a sweeping trade and mineral agreement with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during the ASEAN Summit, the deal was immediately hailed as a strategic success. By securing access to Malaysia’s rich reserves of critical minerals, Washington aims to reduce its dependence on China — a logical and necessary move in the era of great-power competition. Yet behind the headlines, the Malaysia deal also illustrates a deeper tension in America’s foreign policy: a persistent reliance on transactional tactics in a world increasingly shaped by collaborative dynamics.
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