ISEAS @ 50!

ISEAS is turning 50 in 2018! We could only come so far with the support of our stakeholders, partners, sponsors,...

NALANDA-SRIWIJAYA CENTRE LECTURE SERIES ‘1819 and Before: Singapore’s Pasts’

In commemoration of the bicentennial of Stamford Raffles’s establishment of an East India Company settlement on...

The 42nd Singapore Lecture by His Excellency Moon Jae-in, President of The Republic of Korea, “ROK and ASEAN: Partners for...

On 13 July 2018, South Korean President Moon gave a powerful and hopeful speech about the coming “Age of Asia” once...

ISEAS 50th Anniversary Stamp

We are delighted to share with you the Anniversaries stamp set launched by Singapore Post, in celebration of the 50th...

ISEAS 50th Anniversary Lecture by PM Lee Hsien Loong

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivered the ISEAS 50th Anniversary Lecture at Orchard Hotel on 13 March 2018. Read...

Seminar on “Outlook for GE14 in Malaysia”

The Malaysia Studies Programme of ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute organised a public seminar on the Outlook for...

Upcoming Events
Key Events

15
Aug
2018

Japanese Popular Cultural Narratives of the Shōnan-tō Experience

Venue: ISEAS Seminar Room 2

16
Aug
2018

The Return of Violent Maritime Organizations to Southeast Asia

Venue: ISEAS Seminar Room 2

17
Aug
2018

The 18th ASEAN Lecture “ASEAN: Securing Relevance Amidst Change”

Venue: ISEAS Seminar Rooms 1 & 2

24
Aug
2018

UMNO: Looking Back and Looking Forward

Venue: ISEAS Seminar Room 2

21
Sep
2018

Indonesia Forum 2018: Evolving Political, Economic and Business Environment Going into 2019

Venue: Orchard Hotel Singapore, 442 Orchard Road, Singapore 238879

31
Dec
2018

ISEAS @ 50!

Venue: ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute

31
Dec
2018

ISEAS @ 50!

Venue: ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute

ISEAS PERSPECTIVE

2018/45 China’s Economic Statecraft in Southeast Asia

2018/44 Trade Unions’ Initiative To Create Alternative Political Force in Indonesia

2018/43 America’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy: A Vietnamese Perspective

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OP EDS

"PANDANGAN: PILIHAN RAYA PRESIDEN INDONESIA 2019 Kededua pasukan ada kelebihan" - An Op-Ed by Norshahril Saat in Berita Harian

"Arabisation and the threat to Singapore culture" - An Op-Ed by Norshahril Saat in TODAY

"By picking conservative cleric as running mate, has Jokowi moved closer to securing another term?" - An Op-Ed by Hui Yew-Foong and Budi Irawanto in TODAY

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COMMENTARIES

"Jokowi’s New Candidate for Vice-president and the Rise of Conservatism" by Norshahril Saat

"Indonesia’s Presidential Nominees: a Quick Take" by Eve Warburton

"The Sungai Kandis By-election: A Test for the New Pakatan Harapan Administration" by Dr Norshahril Saat

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IN THE NEWS

Norshahril Saat quoted in ASEAN Post: "Why did Jokowi pick cleric Ma’ruf Amin?"

Zha Daojiong interviewed by CNA: "Growing doubts over China's Belt and Road projects in Southeast Asia"

Malcolm Cook quoted in The Straits Times: "Between 2 oceans: Why Trump uses the term Indo-Pacific rather than Asia-Pacific"

Siwage Dharma Negara quoted by Los Angeles Times: "Indonesia set for rematch of bitter presidential election"

Ian Storey quoted in Reuters: "China's state firms cementing lucrative role in South China Sea, new research shows"

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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Seminar on "Japanese Popular Cultural Narratives of the Shōnan-tō Experience"

The Orang Laut and the Realm of the Straits (Negara Selat)

Malaysia's Unexpected Journey towards a New Politics and Foreign Policy

Seminar on "Connectivity between China and Southeast Asia: Mission Impossible?"

Seminar on "New Parties, New Politics? Prospects for Thailand's 2019 Elections" by Professor Duncan McCargo

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BOOKS

U.S. Relations with Southeast Asia in 2018: More Continuity Than Change

Special Relationship in the Malay World: Indonesia and Malaysia

PUBLICATIONS

Highlights

The ASEAN Journey and the Road Ahead

A Resilient and Innovative ASEAN for the Next Five Decades

Seeding a Smarter ASEAN

Strengthening Regional Resilience. Coping with Non-Traditional Security Challenges

Singapore’s Financial Hub in a Dynamic ASEAN

Jun - Aug 2018

Buddhism on the Shan Plateau: Bawrithat and Intein
The Indonesian Art Market: Is it out of control?
Only Time Will Tell: The Precarity of Yangon’s Heritage Coalition in its Vernacular City
The Mystery of the Pasir Panjang Pillbox

Highlights

ASEAN’s Hard Look at Indo-Pacific

Indo-Pacific: Post-Modern Regionalism

E-commerce in ASEAN: Views from the Businesses

ASEAN Aviation Takes to the Sky

Is ASEAN Ready for Renminbi?

VIDEO GALLERY

ISEAS 50th Anniversary Lecture by Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore

Introductory Remarks for ISEAS 50th Anniversary Lecture by Professor Wang Gungwu

Regional Outlook Forum 2018: Session 1 - US-China Relations and Implications for Southeast Asia

ASEAN Lecture: The Philippines' Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2017

ASEAN Lecture: ASEAN: Next 50

ASEAN Roundtable 2017: ASEAN: What Comes Next? (II)

PHOTO GALLERY

The 42nd Singapore Lecture

International Burma Studies Conference 2014

The 40th Singapore Lecture

Conference on ASEAN-Japan Partnership

Seminar on “Outlook for GE14 in Malaysia”

Conference on "The Indonesian Economy under Jokowi: A New Development Model?"

ISEAS 50th Anniversary Lecture and Exhibition

Workshop on “Ageing and Demographic Change in Asia: Caring for the Rapidly Growing Number of Elders in our Society”

50th Anniversary Public Lecture: "Developments in the Scholarship on Southeast Asia" by Professor Leonard Y. Andaya

Regional Outlook Forum 2018

Regional Outlook Forum 2017

The 39th Singapore Lecture

The 38th Singapore Lecture

Myanmar Forum 2016

Regional Outlook Forum 2016

The 37th Singapore Lecture

The 36th Singapore Lecture

The ASEAN Roundtable 2015

Opening of the "Yusof-Ishak Exhibition" at ISEAS Library

ISEAS Renaming Ceremony: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

Thailand Forum 2015: Society in Transition

Seminar: Will the 11th Malaysia Plan Transform Malaysia into a Developed Country by 2020?

The 35th Singapore Lecture by The Hon Tony Abbott MP, Prime Minister of Australia

Singapore APEC Study Centre Seminar: Growth in a Challenging and Diverse Landscape: Asia and the Pacific

The Indonesia Forum 2015

ISEAS Confers Distinguished Honorary Fellow Award on His Excellency Prof Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia