ISEAS @ 50!

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

50th Anniversary Public Lecture: "Before Southeast Asia: Passages and Terrains" by Prof Wang Gungwu

The third and final public lecture to commemorate ISEAS’s 50th anniversary was delivered by Professor Wang Gungwu on 3...

The 43rd Singapore Lecture by H.E. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar “Myanmar’s...

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, delivered the 43rd Singapore Lecture...

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...

Upcoming Events
Key Events

19
Oct
2018

Rights and Reforms under Pakatan Harapan: Islam, Gender, Shariah in “New” Malaysia

Venue: ISEAS Seminar Room 2

29
Oct
2018

Performance, Affect and Memory in Tan Pin Pin’s Films

Venue: ISEAS Seminar Room 2

30
Oct
2018

The Localisation of Buddhism in the Wider Landscape of Bagan

Venue: ISEAS Seminar Room 2

31
Oct
2018

Discourses of Kingship in Contemporary Thailand

Venue: ISEAS Seminar Room 2

02
Nov
2018

China’s New Policy and Its Impact: The Case of Chinese Indonesians

Venue: ISEAS Seminar Room 2

31
Dec
2018

ISEAS @ 50!

Venue: ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute

31
Dec
2018

ISEAS @ 50!

Venue: ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute

ISEAS PERSPECTIVE

2018/65 Political Machinery or Women’s Network?: The Case of East Java’s 2018 Gubernatorial Election

2018/64 U.S. – China Trade War: Opportunities & Risks for Southeast Asia

2018/63 Thailand’s Changing Party Landscape

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OP EDS

"First hurdle down but not all smooth sailing for PM-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim" - An Op-Ed by Norshahril Saat in CNA

"Anwar's return to electoral politics - marathon or obstacle course?" - An Op-Ed by Francis Hutchinson in The Straits Times

"As election looms in Thailand, Prayuth plots an extended stay in power" - Op-Ed by Termsak Chalermpalanupap in TODAY

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COMMENTARIES

"US-China Tensions Spill over into South China Sea" by Ian Storey

"What to Expect from Vietnam’s Consolidated Power Structure?" by Le Hong Hiep

"Philippine Federalism: Not by Popular Demand" by Malcolm Cook

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IN THE NEWS

Joergen Oerstroem Moeller quoted in Nikkei Asian Review: "Asia-Europe trade talks eclipsed by Brexit and protectionism"

Mustafa Izzuddin quoted in TODAY: "Anwar can balance PM-in-waiting and backbencher roles, say analysts"

Mustafa Izzuddin quoted in TODAY: "BN’s absence, strong campaign machinery key to Anwar’s thumping victory"

Francis Hutchinson interviewed by Mediacorp Focus: "安华重攀政治巅峰？"

Francis Hutchinson quoted by Channel Newsasia: "With ‘carefully curated’ public profile, Anwar looks to emerge unscathed from latest political gambit"

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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Conference on “Malaysia’s GE-14 Missed Signs or Late Surge?” September 27-28

An Analysis of Indonesia’s Foreign Policy under Jokowi

50th Anniversary Public Lecture: "Before Southeast Asia: Passages and Terrains" by Prof Wang Gungwu

Seminar on "Stagnating Yields, Unyielding Profits: The Political Economy of Malaysia’s Rice Sector"

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

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BOOKS

ROK and ASEAN: Partners for Achieving Peace and Co-prosperity in East Asia

Democratic Transition in Myanmar: Challenges and the Way Forward

Myanmar Transformed? People, Places and Politics

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

NSC Working Paper No. 28

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Sept – Nov 2018

Boat Traders and Vegetarians: Gender and Mobility in Guanyin Temple Nuns
The Chingays of Old Singapore
Toba’s Super-Eruption and the Environmental History of a Future
Java Sea Wreck Dating
Live Dig: Don’t Feed the Archaeologists! Investigations at the Singapore Art Museum