Event Highlights

Seminar on “Coalitions, Kingmakers, and Electoral Platforms: Assessing Issues in Indonesia’s 2024 Elections”

 

In this hybrid seminar, Ms Yenny Wahid shared details about Indonesia’s upcoming 2024 election. Ms Wahid shed light on the importance of this election. She identified the decisive voter groups, common agenda, and critical issues that would dominate the public discourse ahead of the elections.

 

 

Webinar on “PAS in Malaysia Today: Unpacking the Green Wave”

 

In this webinar, Dr Amrita Malhi (Australian National University/Flinders University) and Dr Azmil Tayeb (Universiti Sains Malaysia) shared their views on the so-called ‘Green Wave’, namely the increase in electoral support for the opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional and its lead party, the Malaysian Islamic party, Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS).

 

 

Webinar on “Is the US Competing Effectively with China in Asia?”

 

In this webinar, Dr Evan Feigenbaum unpacked the U.S.’s challenges when competing against China’s favourable strategic and economic position in Asia, particularly in Southeast Asia.

 

 

Forging ASEAN Energy Unity with Insights from the LTMS-PIP and Beyond: A Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) Thinktank Roundtable

 

A roundtable jointly hosted by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS) on 26 October 2023 as part of the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) 2023.

 

 

Webinar on “Weaker Claimants’ Responses to China’s Coercion in the South China Sea: A Comparative Analysis”

 

In this webinar, Dr Huynh Trung Dung presented a comprehensive and comparative study on how four Southeast Asian claimant states have responded to China’s maritime assertiveness in the South China Sea.

 

 

Webinar on “Money for Madani? Anwar Ibrahim’s Budget 2024?”

 

In this webinar, Mr Wong Chen and Mr Firdaos Rosli shared their views on Malaysia’s budget that was tabled on October 13, 2023.

 

 

Webinar on “The State of Human Capital in Indonesia Post Covid-19”

 

In this webinar, Dr Achim Daniel Schmillen explained how human capital has become one of the critical factors for countries’ development, including Indonesia. The Indonesian government has made some progress in advancing the human capital, but with disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the government will need to further improve on the existing policies to recover from the losses caused by the pandemic.

 

 

Webinar on “Dealing with China’s Gray-Zone Strategy in the South China Sea”

 

In this webinar, Dr Collin Koh, Dr Evan A. Laksmana, Dr Nguyen Thi Lan Anh and Rear Admiral Rommel Jude Ong (Ret) examined China’s gray-zone operations in the South China Sea.

 

 

38th ASEAN ROUNDTABLE: ASEAN in a Fragmented Global Order

 

Tuesday, 3 October 2023 – The ASEAN Studies Centre at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute held its 38th ASEAN Roundtable, themed “ASEAN in a Fragmented Global Order” on 3 October 2023 at the Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel. The aim of this year’s Roundtable is to examine ASEAN’s central role as the primary forum for dialogue and cooperation in Southeast Asia and its relevance in shaping the future of the region.

The Roundtable was supported by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.