From competition to cooperation: the global palm oil "sustainability turn" as a turning point for the Malaysia-Indonesia "special relationship"

• Main Author: Varkkey, Helena
• Other Authors: -
• Format: Working Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165605
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Palm oil is the source of a common identity between Malaysia and Indonesia, the two largest palm oil producers globally. As with many other socio-cultural aspects of the Malaysia-Indonesia “special relationship”, palm oil has also led to heightened competition between both nations. However, recent n...