ARTICLES

12 Mar 2024

Strengthening Australia-ASEAN Cooperation in Maritime Cybersecurity

Su Wai Mon

ASEAN and Australia need to work out practical ways to cooperate on cyber security in the maritime industry.

8 Mar 2024

New President, Same Foreign Policy? Decoding Indonesia’s Foreign Policy Direction Post-Presidential Election 2024

Indira Zahra Aridati|Melinda Martinus

Indira Zahra Aridati and Melinda Martinus assess that while there may not be a significant change in terms of substance, Indonesia’s foreign policy will see subtle changes influenced by the incoming president’s background and beliefs, and competing domestic concerns affecting democratic consolidation.

ASEAN ASEANFocus Indonesia Indonesia Foreign Policy

6 Mar 2024

Forging Economic Synergy: Australia’s Path to ASEAN Prosperity

Joanne Lin|Kristina Fong Siew Leng|Melinda Martinus

In conjunction with the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, Joanne Lin, Kristina Fong and Melinda Martinus explore how Australia can deepen its economic ties with ASEAN and unlock new avenues for growth.

ASEAN ASEAN-Australia Relations ASEANFocus Australia

6 Mar 2024

Australia-ASEAN at 50: Mateship for Peace and Stability

Nicholas Farrelly|Sharon Seah|Lina Alexandra|Kimly Ngoun

The 50th anniversary of the dialogue partnership between ASEAN and Australia would give leaders a welcome opportunity to take stock and discuss future engagement.

ASEAN ASEAN-Australia Relations Australia

27 Feb 2024

Talking about Timor-Leste with Udan Fernando

Udan Fernando

Fulcrum editor Julia Lau sits down with Dr Udan Fernando, former Executive Director (2012-2020) of the Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA), a Sri Lankan think tank. Based in Singapore and working as a consultant with the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), Udan is currently working on a project to develop under-represented scholars in the humanities and social sciences in Cambodia, India, Pakistan, Timor-Leste and Thailand.

ASEAN Dialogues at Fulcrum Timor-Leste

22 Feb 2024

The ASEAN Power Grid: How the LTMS-PIP Can Inform the BIMP-PIP’s Development

Mirza Sadaqat Huda

A quartet of ASEAN member countries have taken a first important step towards the vision of a regional power grid. The next step is to look back for lessons learned to move forward and improve collaboration, leveraging the experience of not just officials but stakeholders in the private sector.

ASEAN Brunei Climate Change Indonesia Laos Malaysia Philippine Singapore Thailand

21 Feb 2024

The Potential and Prerequisites for ASEAN-Japan Cross-Border Digital Payments

Bryan Tan Jia Yang|Katrina Navallo

Bryan Tan Jia Yang and Katrina Navallo explore possibilities for a cross-border digital payment arrangement between ASEAN and Japan.

ASEAN ASEANFocus Digitalisation Japan

16 Feb 2024

Advancing the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific Beyond Indonesia’s Chairmanship

Joanne Lin

While Indonesia’s Chairmanship in 2023 has advanced the AOIP’s implementation through tangible projects and activities, ASEAN needs to prioritise a consistent and impactful implementation of the AOIP across successive Chairmanships.

ASEAN ASEAN Unity

15 Feb 2024

Japan’s Arms Transfers to Southeast Asia: Upping the Ante?

William Choong

Japan's new Official Security Assistance scheme would help arm regional countries in the face of growing Chinese assertiveness. A lesser-known aspect of OSA might actually bring some serious military capabilities to the region in the future.

ASEAN Japan Japan-Southeast Asia Relations Philippine

1 Feb 2024

ASEAN-EU Partnership Remains Vital to Sustain Multilateralism in A Shifting Global Order

Joanne Lin

Ahead of the 24th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting, Joanne Lin looks at ways in which ASEAN and the EU may strengthen multilateralism as partners in integration.

ASEAN ASEANFocus EU-ASEAN Relations