The 9/11 attacks perpetrated against the United States has impacted Malaysia-US relations in a significant way. Despite the murmurs of disapproval and condemnation from the international community that characterised the controversial US invasion of Iraq in 2003, Malaysia-US relations have grown from strength to strength. It is suggested that Malaysia’s political leadership is one of the contributing factors that has shaped the growing bilateral relationship. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to examine the role played by Malaysia’s political establishment in nurturing the progressive relations between the two countries. Certainly, both Malaysia and the US exist in a dynamic global world that is constantly shaped by events that take place within their surrounding environment.

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9/11后时代对马来西亚在美美关系中的政治领导地位的评价

针对美国的9/11袭击对马美关系产生了重大影响。尽管2003年美国饱受争议的伊拉克入侵引起国际社会的不满和谴责，但马美关系却日趋强大。有人建议，马来西亚的政治领导力是塑造日益发展的双边关系的促成因素之一。因此，本文的目的是检验马来西亚政治体制在培育两国之间的进步关系中所起的作用。当然，马来西亚和美国都存在于一个充满活力的全球世界中，这个世界不断受到周围环境中发生的事件的影响。