Joanne Lin examines the challenges to ASEAN’s unity ahead of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ and related meetings, and highlights why ASEAN needs to move towards a more flexible modus operandi.
Moe Thuzar and Lina Alexandra examine possible strategies for the ASEAN Chair to future-proof the regional response to the Myanmar crisis.
In this hybrid seminar, Mr Carlos Kuriyama and Mr Foo Cher How shared APEC’s latest update of the APEC Regional Trends Analysis and a discussion of Singapore’s priorities under APEC USA 2023.
Highlights
- The Geopolitics of Energy Transition
- Learning Sustainability Financing from the G20
- Leveraging Digital Economy for Sustainability
- Military Modernisation
- Astrotourism in Southeast Asia
The State of Southeast Asia 2023 Survey conducted by the ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute reveal that Southeast Asia’s top preoccupations are with recessionary pressures, potential military tensions, and a ‘slow and ineffective’ ASEAN. China continues to be regarded as the most influential economic and political power in the region and the US has sharpened its edge over China in the event of a forced choice while Japan remains its most trusted major power.
Highlights
- Non-Intervention & the Myanmar Conundrum
- Embracing Change to Stay Resilient
- Rethinking Law in ASEAN’s Rules-based Order
- Erosion of ASEAN Centrality
- #LeaveNoOneBehind
Highlights
- Has ASEAN Lost it?
- Global Security Initiative: Anything New?
- Why is Timor-Leste Important for ASEAN?
- ASEAN’s Engagement in the Indo-Pacific
- FermentAsean
In this webinar, Dr Suphat Suphachalasai, Dr Denis Hew and Dr Jayant Menon discussed the future direction of APEC, the current initiatives and post Covid-19 economic recovery.
Highlights
- ASEAN Year in Review: 2021
- ASEAN Troika for Myanmar
- Re-Energising ASEAN Tourism
- Time to Revisit an ASEAN Travel Bubble
- Mad About Milk Tea