The origins of the Asian Cold War: Malaya 1948.

The article discusses the origins of the Asian Cold War and the Malayan Emergency from 1948 to 1960. The author explains that most scholars have rejected the idea that the Malayan Emergency was a result of instructions from Moscow, Russia, translated by the Malayan Communist Party (MCP). The author explains that it was domestic issues which caused the violence and that the MCP was mostly unprepared. The author argues that a "two camp" international communist line played a significant role in deciding local debates concerning the revolt.