The State of Southeast Asia Survey 2025

Published: 9 Apr 2025

Author: Kristina Fong Siew Leng

Against a more uncertain global economic backdrop, the European Union and ASEAN face greater urgency to strengthen economic engagement and strategic partnerships.

In the latest ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute State of Southeast Asia Survey 2025 (SSEA 2025), 30.9 per cent of respondents cited deepening cooperation with like-minded partners beyond ASEAN as a credible strategy to mitigate risks emanating from rising protectionism and nationalism. This followed the most-cited response (at 40.9 per cent) of accelerating regional integration among ASEAN Member States (AMS).

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