ANU Southeast Asia Institute

How is Southeast Asia faring in managing the ongoing contestations and renegotiations of key global, regional, and national compacts?

This plenary features speakers from the five ANU Regional Institutes focused on Southeast Asia. The speakers examine the current state of rules-based orders and ordering practices across regional, transnational, and subnational levels. They highlight key challenges and developments shaping the strategic balance, the future of economic liberalism, the resilience of democratic institutions, and the state of the rule of law and human rights.

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The ANU Southeast Asia Institute in partnership with the ASEAN-Australia Centre is pleased to invite you to a keynote address by the Secretary-General of ASEAN H.E. Dr Kao Kim Hourn as he reflects on 50 years of the ASEAN-Australia relationship.

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On 1 May, 2023, the ANU Southeast Asia Institute convened the 2023 landmark Regional Geopolitical Update. The update adopted the original and timely theme of Crossroads, Lifelines, and Guardrails. We tackled Southeast Asia’s geographical, historical, and socio-political condition as a crossroads for trans-regional flows of people, goods, beliefs and practices. 

Click the button below to visit the one-stop information page regarding the Update program and speakers. The page features corresponding published outputs, including video recordings and essays. This is your opportunity to learn from distinguished policymakers (such as Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan), scholars (such as Prof Evelyn Goh, Prof Khong Yuen Foong, and Prof Kuik Cheng-Chwee) and experts (such as Dr Rizal Sukma of CSIS Jakarta and Dr VŨ LÊ Thái Hoàng of DVA) on Southeast Asia’s current sense of standing at the crossroads of game-changing geopolitical transitions.