Seminar on “The UK’s Indo-Pacific ‘Tilt’: Progress, Challenges and Prospects”

 

In this hybrid seminar, Sir Mark Sedwill discussed Britain’s plans to play a more active role in the Indo-Pacific region following the 2016 Brexit referendum.

 

 

Webinar on “Tell China’s Story Well”: How China Projects Its Discourse Power in Southeast Asia

 

In this webinar, Mr Wang Zheng shared on the efforts adopted by China for its discourse outreach in Southeast Asia.

 

 

Webinar on “US Indo-Pacific Strategy and Southeast Asia”

 

In this webinar, Dr Michael Green shared his insights on the trends in US strategy towards the Indo-Pacific.

 

 

Webinar on “Mare Clausum with Chinese Characteristics: China’s Lawfare in the South China Sea”

 

In this webinar, Prof Clive Schofield and Prof Jay L Batongbacal covered the different ways China has continued to assert its territorial and maritime claims in defiance of the South China Sea Arbitration Award of 2016.

 

 

Webinar on “The New ‘New Society’? Analysing the 2022 Philippine Elections”

 

In this webinar, Dr Ronald Holmes, Dr Maria Ela Atienza, and Dr Imelda Deinla unpacked the recently concluded May 2022 Philippine elections. Using survey data and qualitative observations, the panel identified significant trends and developments in Philippine electoral politics, campaign strategies, and the future of the country’s democracy.

 

 

Webinar on “Polarised and Mobilised? Examining 2022 Electoral Campaigns in the Philippines”

 

In this webinar, Dr. Jean Encinas-Franco, Dr. Cleo Calimbahin, and Dr. Carmel Abao discussed the nature of presidential campaigns for the May 2022 Philippine elections and mapped out the causes and consequences of electoral strategies on the Philippine political landscape. The discussion centered on the state-of-play of electoral campaigns and touched on issues such as gender in politics, populism, social mobilization, and the future of democratic politics in the country.

 

 

Webinar on “Unpacking Pro-Russian Narratives in Southeast Asia”

 

In this webinar, Ms Munira Mustaffa, Dr Aries Arugay, Ms Hoang Thi Ha and Ms Lee Sue-Ann explored the roots of pro-Russian sentiments and narratives in Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia and Southeast Asia in general.

 

 

Webinar on “Structural change, inequality and poverty reduction in Thailand: Were Kuznets and Krugman right?”

 

In this webinar, Professor Peter Warr considered the relationships between economic growth, structural change, poverty incidence and income inequality, using data for Thailand covering the period since 1981.

 

 

Webinar on “China’s Expanded Perceptions of the Indo-Pacific: Global and Regional Implications”

 

In this webinar, Professor Baogang He highlighted China’s evolving, complex and multifaceted approaches to the Indo-Pacific.

 

 

Webinar on “The (Geo)Politics of the Biden Administration’s Trade Policy”

 

In this webinar, Prof Soo Yeon Kim and Mr Marc Mealy explored the nexus between US domestic politics and trade policy, the prospects of the Biden administration’s Asia-Pacific trade strategy, and its possible implications for Southeast Asia.