Ms Sharon Seah is Senior Fellow at the ASEAN Studies Centre, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. Prior to joining the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Ms Seah was Associate Director of the NUS Centre for International Law. She has spent 14 years in the National Environment Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs prior to entering academia, including a diplomatic posting to the Singapore Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand from 2003 to 2007. Ms Seah maintains an interest in climate change and environmental issues; multilateralism and ASEAN development. Ms Seah graduated with a Master in Public and International Law from the University of Melbourne in 2018.
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Articles by Sharon Seah (13)
COP26 and Southeast Asia: Cop-outs and Take-Aways
Sharon Seah|Melinda Martinus|Ryan Wong
The conclusion of the 26th Conference of Parties in Glasgow has several implications for Southeast Asia.
Southeast Asia and the Major Powers: Climate Change and the Need For Shrewdness
Melinda Martinus|Sharon Seah
Although geopolitics is encroaching onto climate change discussions, a poll shows that Southeast Asians remain objective and pragmatic. Achieving climate goals in the region depends on realpolitik and ASEAN leaders’ shrewdness in tapping resources from all major powers.
Southeast Asians Weigh In On Climate Issues
Sharon Seah|Melinda Martinus|Qiu Jiahui
A climate outlook survey conducted by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute shows that Southeast Asians expect their government to exert more effort in addressing the issue.
IPCC Report: No Time for Southeast Asia To Take it Easy
Sharon Seah
The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has some sobering data applicable to Southeast Asia. Whether countries muster up the political will to follow through on their commitments will be key.
ASEAN and the Problem of Legitimacy
Sharon Seah
ASEAN needs to decide whether Myanmar’s State Administration Council has the legal capacity to engage in international relations that has direct impact on ASEAN’s own legal capacity as an inter-governmental organisation.