ARTICLES

28 Mar 2024

Empowering Southeast Asia: The Impact of Transnational Higher Education on Regional Development

Damon Chee

Damon Chee examines the rise of transnational education in Southeast Asia and how it influences the region’s educational landscape.

27 Mar 2024

ASEAN and Australia in Shaping a Shared Future

Tiffany McDonald

ASEANFocus is privileged to feature H.E. Tiffany McDonald, Australia’s new Ambassador to ASEAN. Ambassador McDonald sheds light on the ASEAN-Australia relationship after 50 years and how Australia can actively work with ASEAN to shape a shared future for the region.

ASEAN ASEAN-Australia Relations ASEANFocus

21 Mar 2024

The Philippines-Australia Strategic Partnership in an Era of Geopolitical Realignment

Lowell Bautista

The recent visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Australia demonstrates the resolve of the Philippines to solidify its strategic partnerships with like-minded states in the Indo-Pacific region.

ASEAN Australia Philippine South China Sea

20 Mar 2024

Making AI Work for Food Security in ASEAN

Elyssa Kaur Ludher|Kristina Fong Siew Leng

Elyssa Ludher and Kristina Fong examine the contributions of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to food security in ASEAN and the hurdles to its widespread adoption.

ASEAN ASEANFocus Digitalisation Food Security Technology

13 Mar 2024

ASEAN-Australia Relations: Working Out Hard Issues for Regional Stability

William Choong|Sharon Seah

ASEAN-Australia relations look set to power on for the next 50 years after the recent commemoration of the first 50 but some difficult issues need to be worked out.

ASEAN ASEAN-Australia Relations Australia Quad

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.

ASEAN Australia Cyber Security Maritime Security

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