The State of Southeast Asia Survey
Australia’s Gold, Silver and Bronze
Malcolm Cook
The latest State of Southeast Asia Survey should satiate Australia’s thirst for international recognition.

The State of Southeast Asia Survey
Malcolm Cook
The latest State of Southeast Asia Survey should satiate Australia’s thirst for international recognition.
The State of Southeast Asia Survey
Choi Shing Kwok
Still very much top of mind, a majority in the State of Southeast Asia 2021 survey think their governments have managed the pandemic well.
The State of Southeast Asia Survey
William Choong
The latest State of Southeast Asia Survey is a ringing endorsement of Japan’s decades-long involvement and investment in the region.
The State of Southeast Asia Survey
Choi Shing Kwok
The advent of the new Biden Administration has sparked high hopes for US engagement by Southeast Asians. Still, Uncle Sam has a mountain to climb.
Terence Chong
Covid-19 is the biggest challenge facing Southeast Asia even as regional confidence in the new Biden Administration grows, according to the latest State of Southeast Asia Survey published by the ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute.
Sharon Seah
If ASEAN is serious about upholding the principles enshrined in the ASEAN Charter, there are ways to help guide Myanmar back toward the path of democratisation.
Victor Teo
Southeast Asia has not been spared the effects of Covid-19 nationalism. ASEAN member countries can do more to combat vaccine nationalism and hesitancy in the region.
Sean Turnell
Myanmar is in dire need of financing solutions to build its electricity grid and power its economic growth. “Green bonds” might well be the answer.
Shankaran Nambiar
Removing national barriers to skilled labour mobility in ASEAN is difficult. RCEP and the AQRF can help.
Daljit Singh
While the aspirational adjectives that prefix it may change, the Indo-Pacific will better reflect the strategic geography of the new era of great power contestation.