1. Democracy – Malaysia 2. Malaysia – Politics and government 3. Malaysia – Social conditions 4. Malaysia – Economic conditions A career diplomat, Dennis Ignatius served in London, Beijing and Washington before being appointed Ambassador to Chile. He was subsequently appointed Ambassador to Argentina and then High Commissioner to Canada. Upon his retirement from the foreign service, he took to writing on politics and international affairs as a columnist for a major national daily. He now writes regularly for independent news portals and has been interviewed on current affairs by local and foreign media. His main areas of interest are democracy, human rights and foreign policy.