Norafidah Ismail is a Lecturer at Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah. Her area of specialization is the International Relations of the Middle East and International Political Economy. Before joining the faculty at University Utara Malaysia in 2002, Dr. Ismail served as a Lecturer at Akademi INFOTECH MARA, Batu Pahat, Johor in Malaysia. She is co-author, with Tim Niblock, of “An intensifying Sino-Saudi relations.” In Shen, S. and Blanchard, J. F. Multidimensional Diplomacy of Contemporary China (Lexington Books, 2010) and has delivered several conference papers on China’s growing involvement in the Gulf. Dr. Ismail earned a B.A. from International Islamic University, Malaysia, an M.A. in International Political Economy from the University of Leeds, and a Ph.D. in Arab and Islamic Studies from University of Exeter, United Kingdom.
The Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD): Progress and Potential
The Asia Cooperation Dialogue’s (ACD) future looks promising. The 11-year-old ACD has taken important steps in becoming a relevant, constructive pan-Asian body with a forward-looking agenda, concrete plans and projects underway, and some noteworthy accomplishments.
