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2023 Southeast Asia Geopolitical Update

2023 Regional Geopolitical Update - Mon 1 May.

The 2023 landmark Regional Geopolitical Update adopts the original and timely theme of Crossroads, Lifelines, and Guardrails.

We tackle Southeast Asia’s geographical, historical, and socio-political condition as a crossroads for trans-regional flows of people, goods, beliefs and practices. We also unpack Southeast Asia’s current sense of standing at the crossroads of game-changing geopolitical transitions.

CONFERENCE RECORDINGS now available - follow the link below
PUBLICATIONS to come - watch this space!

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Latest News
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong

Australia’s search for ‘strategic equilibrium’ lies in Southeast Asia
In an increasingly tense region, Southeast Asian countries can be important partners in Australia’s future security. Article by Professor Evelyn Goh.
  • Global and Regional Politics
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan’s Keynote Remarks

Singapore Foreign Minister Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan Opened the 2023 Geopolitical Update
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan opened the 2023 Geopolitical Update with his insightful keynote. Dr Balakrishnan has been the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Singapore since October 2015. 
Roundtable on Southeast Asian States' Threat Perception

ANU Researchers Engaged Practitioners via a Roundtable
Organized by Emir Syailendra and Rahman Yacoob, ANU SEAI Seminar Series pulled together scholars and practitioners to discuss threat perception in this changing region.
  • Global and Regional Politics
SEAI Director's Welcome

Director's Welcome
To generate greater strategic focus for 2023-24, the Southeast Asia Institute will prioritize initiatives & activities that develop explicitly regional approaches, and emphasize the theme of security.
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Upcoming Events
Postgraduate Showcase, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Wed, 31 May 2023

Postgraduate Showcase
Hedley Bull Building (Atrium), 130 Garran Road, Acton ACT
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SEAI Original Limited Video Series

Evelyn Goh and Emir Syailendra

The ANU Southeast Asia Institute offers the Limited Video Series, comprised of interviews with leading scholars and key decision-makers around the region. The aim is to educate and contribute to core debates about the changing Southeast Asian region. 

The series is in two parts:

  • Strategizing Southeast Asia - 'explainer' interviews with leading scholars and practitioners hosted and produced by Emir Syailendra. The series offers ways to understand strategy in Southeast Asia better.
  • Southeast Asianists - profile interviews with scholars and elites who have spent numerous years working and contributing to our understanding of Southeast Asia as a region.  
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Contact us

Contact Us

Email: southeastasia.institute@anu.edu.au

For SEAI Seminar Series:
Dr. Wai Yeap (Nicholas) waiyeap.chan@anu.edu.au
or Assoc. Prof Bjoern Dressel bjoern.dressel@anu.edu.au

For the SEAI Limited Video Series:
Emir Syailendra emirza.syailendra@anu.edu.au

Address: H.C. Coombs Building #9, Fellows Rd, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia

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