In this webinar, Dr Nick Freeman and Mr Nguyen Xuan Thanh discussed two China-financed railway projects in Southeast Asia, namely the Boten-Vientiane (Laos-China) railway and the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line in Hanoi. They examined how the political-institutional contexts and levels of bilateral trust in the recipient countries influenced the outcomes of these two projects.
In this hybrid seminar, Mr Jackie Wong, Visiting Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, delved into China’s high-level military diplomacy in Southeast Asia.
In this webinar, Dr Ong Kian Ming and Dr Marzuki Mohamad compared and contrasted their outlooks on the battle for Selangor in the upcoming election scheduled for August 12th.
In this webinar, Ms Khoirunnisa Nur Agustyati and Dr Ismail Fahmi explored the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to generate content and strategies in electoral campaigns and the possible solutions to address the spread of disinformation on social media channels.
In this webinar, jointly held with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Dr Raul Miranda, Mr Ioannis Theologitis and Mr Akbar Dwi Wahyono discuss regional power grid integration challenges.
The 2021 coup in Myanmar disrupted both trajectory and choices for K-12 and higher education in Myanmar. Pro-democracy stakeholders have been working on alternative education options in the post-coup environment, while structural inequalities continue to exist in Myanmar. Three speakers shared their research, policy, and practitioner insights, discussing past, present, and future challenges, and the importance of an inclusive education system that can meet the needs of the youth in a conflict-prone society.
Dr Napon Jatusripitak, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, and Dr Punchada Sirivunnabood, Associate Professor, Mahidol University, examined the nature and scope of the shifts in Thai politics that led to the stunning victory of the Move Forward Party in the 2023 general elections.
In this webinar, Dr Daungyewa (Hong) Utarasint discussed the evolution of Wadah, from its beginnings as a political faction to its current status as the political party Prachachart. Her focus was on how Prachachart utilised ethnoreligious rhetoric to garner support from the Malay-Muslim majority in Thailand’s Deep South provinces during the 2023 Thai general elections, as well as an evaluation of the outcome of this strategy.
In this webinar, Dr Kai Ostwald and Datuk Seri Utama Hasni Mohammad examined Anwar’s governance and reform challenges following UMNO’s decades-long hegemonic rule in Malaysia.
Myanmar continues to face daunting humanitarian challenges in 2023. The military coup in 2021 compounded humanitarian needs which arose prior to and during the pandemic. Cyclone Mocha in May 2023 added to mounting humanitarian needs. In this webinar, four speakers with policy and/or research experience shared their assessments of Myanmar’s humanitarian challenges and responses in 2023.