Thinking 35 years ahead, Southeast Asia could see two scenarios: one where it has continued to depend on extra-regional powers but China has demonstrated greater staying power; and the other where the region takes greater responsibility for its own security.
In the first webinar of the series on Managing Demographic Change in Southeast Asia: Challenges and Issues Amidst the ‘New Normal’, Dr Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan, Dr Premchand Dommaraju, and Dr Hoang Ba Thinh discusses how demographic issues related to ageing, inequality, migration, diversity, employment and technology adoption affects the sustainability and development of various countries in the region.
In the third of a webinar series on China’s defence diplomacy in Southeast Asia, Dr Ngeow Chow-Bing explored the development of China-Malaysia defence relations from 2015 to 2020 by examining high-level visits, bilateral combined exercises, naval port calls, academic and think tank exchanges and defence industry cooperation between China and Malaysia over the past five years.
ASEAN has faced growing strategic rivalry in the Indo-Pacific, as well as unprecedented health and economic crises this year. While it might have struggled to retain its ability to bring the region together, Vietnam’s artful chairmanship has ensured that ASEAN has, for now, retained its ability to effectively channel regional cooperation.
America is in a weaker position in Southeast Asia now than four years ago and regional states are adjusting to this reality.
This article was published by Energy Voice on 30 November 2020.
The fact that Philippine strongman Rodrigo Duterte remains popular at home befuddles some observers. One can glean some clues to this if one examines the president’s economic record.
The new leadership of MUI (Ulama Council of Indonesia) likely will be less politically involved and possibly more moderate.
The postponement of a by-election in Sabah underscores the tenuous hold on power by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s Perikatan Nasional coalition.
KPK’s Arrest of Edhy Prabowo
KPK’s arrest of a prominent minister is promising for KPK but not for the accommodation between President Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto.