ZURICH, November 22, 2023 — In the second session of Asia Society Switzerland’s State of Asia 2023, experts explain the context and the reasoning behind the hedging strategies of different Asian countries amid the ongoing Great Power Competition. Participants include Alexander Gabuev, director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center; Mercedes Ruehl, Singapore and Southeast Asia correspondent at Financial Times; and Milan Vaishnav, director of the South Asia Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Serena Jung, programs and communication director at Asia Society Switzerland. moderates the session. (41 min., 54 sec.)

State of Asia is Asia Society Switzerland’s annual flagship conference that provides a condensed overview of current and future developments in Asia, and how they affect the world.