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September 8, 2025MAPIM Press Statement
For Immediate Release*
Date: 7th September 2025
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organizations (MAPIM) issues an urgent warning regarding the recent executive order renaming the U.S. Department of Defense as the “Department of War,” a move signaling an alarming prioritization of military solutions over diplomacy, dialogue, and humanitarian considerations.
MAPIM underscores that this development is more than symbolic. It represents a strategic orientation where the use of force is increasingly viewed as the primary instrument for resolving international disputes. History and contemporary conflict studies demonstrate that such approaches inevitably exacerbate global instability and inflict disproportionate suffering on civilian populations.
The implications of this militarized policy direction are grave:
- Acceleration of Regional Conflicts: Militarization fosters escalation in volatile regions, including the Middle East, the Korean Peninsula, and South Asia, where unresolved tensions risk spiraling into full-scale war.
- Humanitarian Crises: Prioritizing military action over diplomatic engagement will likely worsen civilian suffering in already fragile states. Sanctions, bombing campaigns, and proxy interventions threaten lives, health, and access to essential resources.
- Erosion of Multilateral Mechanisms: Unilateral military policies weaken the authority of the United Nations, regional alliances, and international law, reducing the capacity of the global community to mediate conflicts effectively.
- Global Arms Race: Aggressive military posturing incentivizes rival nations to expand their arsenals, heightening the risk of accidental or deliberate confrontations with catastrophic consequences.
MAPIM calls upon the United States to reconsider this trajectory, emphasizing that sustainable peace requires ethical, multilateral, and humanitarian-informed policy. Military power must remain a last resort, guided by the principles of justice, mercy, and the protection of vulnerable populations, including women, children, and displaced communities.
MAPIM also urges the global community to remain vigilant, advocating for international cooperation, adherence to humanitarian law, and the promotion of peaceful conflict resolution. Failure to counterbalance this militarized orientation risks deepening cycles of violence, destabilizing entire regions, and causing preventable human suffering on an unprecedented scale.
For Media Inquiries:
Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid
President, MAPIM
Email: azmiabdulhamid58@gmail.com
