Mahathir, Disaster, and Ecological Debt: Toward a New Paradigm of International Aid
Natural disasters can no longer be understood as isolated local events. In an era shaped by climate systems, energy flows, and cross-border ecological interdependence, disasters reveal—often brutally—how deeply interconnected the world has become. ON 35 DECEMBER 2025, former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad publicly urged the Malaysian government to strengthen and expand support for flood…

