
Anchored by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Southeast Asia is one of the most dynamic and diverse regions in Asia. It includes Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Over the past 50 years, Southeast Asian nations have managed to overcome instability and conflict to build a successful multilateral forum that promotes regional cooperation and consensus-building among a highly distinct and internally diverse group of countries.
ASPI’s work on Southeast Asia focuses on policy dialogues and solution-oriented projects and recommendations reports, as well as sharing insights about and perspectives from the region through public events and expert commentary. ASPI conducts projects that aim to enhance the security, prosperity, and sustainability of the region, as well as advance Southeast Asia’s relations with the United States and the rest of the Asia-Pacific. For instance, ASPI’s U.S.-Myanmar Track II dialogue helped inform policymakers in both countries at a time that Myanmar’s government was inching toward reform and opening up to the international community.
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articleMost economies in Southeast Asia are net food importers. Is now the time for Australia to step up its export production?
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articleThe Hon. Dr. Kevin Rudd AC, Founding Chair of Center for China Analysis, Asia Society Polity Institute gave remarks at the Conference on the 100th Anniversary of Lee Kuan Yew's Birth.
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article"Today, Australia is navigating a world in which interdependency creates unacceptable risks " writes Richard Maude, Executive Director of Policy, Asia Society Australia.
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Blake Berger and Lucas Myers co-author an op-ed for the Diplomat about the Quad and its humanitarian assistance and disaster relief agenda.
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articleAnalytical brief on Vietnam's climate change targets post-COP27
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articleResearch Associate, Dominique Fraser, evaluates the success of European officials' 2 main goals at the Shangri-La Dialogue.
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articleExecutive Director of Policy, Richard Maude, gives the Albanese Government their one-year report card.
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article"Australia will miss out if it doesn’t prepare for lower coal and gas exports", writes Asia Society Policy Institute's associate director of clean energy, Dr Muyi Yang.
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articleKevin Rudd, Ban Ki-moon, and Muhamad Chatib Basri write in the Jakarta Post on the importance of Indonesia accelerating its net zero actions.
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articleAsia Society Australia Executive Director of Policy, Richard Maude, writes his forecast for 2023.