EVENT - 40th ASEAN Roundtable – Surviving or Thriving: ASEAN in an Age of Tariffs, Tensions and Transitions
INTRODUCTION: Event - Date: Oct 31 2025 Location: Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel
The AI-Robotics Revolution, China-US Rivalry and Southeast Asia
INTRODUCTION: Over the past decade, robots have played a growing role in Southeast Asia
Recalibrating Southeast Asia’s Climate and Energy Strategies Amid US Policy Shifts
INTRODUCTION: In the months since Trump’s inauguration, what began as a sharp departure from prior norms has settled into a broader realignment of US engagement with the world
The Rise of Minilateralism in China-ASEAN Defence Cooperation
INTRODUCTION: The People’s Republic of China and Southeast Asian states have a long-standing history of defence cooperation.
India’s Rising Profile in Southeast Asia and the Test of Strategic Relevance
INTRODUCTION: For decades, ASEAN–India relations have been described as a partnership full of potential but short on delivery.
RELATIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND ROMANIA - THE VISION OF THE NEW CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO ROMANIA
INTRODUCTION: The People’s Republic of China has appointed H.E.Mr.Chen Feng as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Romania.
Trump’s Tariffs and China’s Subsidies: Southeast Asia Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place
INTRODUCTION: Despite the US’ Liberation Day tariffs, exports from many countries continue to be sustained.
Middle Powers in an Era of Transactional Realpolitik: The Australian Case
INTRODUCTION: In the post–Cold War years, middle-ranking states benefited from a benign international environment.
Rethinking the Rebalance
INTRODUCTION: The time has come for the United States to fundamentally rethink its Indo-Pacific strategy.
Operationalising the AEC Strategic Plan 2026-2030: From Aspirations to Real Action
INTRODUCTION: The launch of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Strategic Plan 2026–2030 at the 46th ASEAN Summit in May 2025