The Search for Emerging Middle Powers: ASEAN-Türkiye Relations
Sharon Seah|Ian Storey
For ASEAN, Türkiye’s appeal lies in its exercise of strategic autonomy, burgeoning industrial-defence capabilities and emerging middle-power status.

Sharon Seah|Ian Storey
For ASEAN, Türkiye’s appeal lies in its exercise of strategic autonomy, burgeoning industrial-defence capabilities and emerging middle-power status.
Tham Siew Yean
The pursuit of high-value manufacturing and knowledge-based services has compelled ASEAN countries to develop systems to support the movement of skilled labour. There are challenges in implementing a uniform system.
Denis Hew
Denis Hew examines how geopolitical rivalry and economic coercion are reshaping the Indo-Pacific, arguing that ASEAN must deepen regional integration and strengthen its institutions to preserve its collective agency.
Chheang Vannarith
Cambodia has stepped up efforts to eradicate scam operations. The key challenge is overcoming structural impediments.
Mehmet Enes Beşer
In an era of geopolitical uncertainty, Mehmet Enes Beşer argues that Türkiye and ASEAN should move beyond purely trade-based engagements towards a strategic economic partnership, with deeper cooperation in supply chains, energy, the digital economy, industry and the halal sector.
Miguel Jaime Encarnacion
Miguel Jaime Encarnacion examines the goals, challenges and opportunities faced by micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through principal ASEAN economic instruments, assessments, and domestic policies.
Anoulak Kittikhoun
Anoulak Kittikhoun argues that by treating the Mekong as an interconnected system rather than a patchwork of national interests, ASEAN can help transform the river into a model of regional cooperation, sustainability, and shared prosperity.
Melinda Martinus
Melinda Martinus argues that while individual ASEAN member states are ramping up efforts to reverse brain drain, the region can explore a more coordinated approach to tackle this growing challenge.
The State of Southeast Asia Survey
Melinda Martinus
The report card for ASEAN according to the latest State of Southeast Asia Survey is mixed, but in a difficult global climate, the regional organisation is seen to be making progress even as several areas need improvement.
Neo Hui Yun Rebecca
Neo Hui Yun Rebecca analyses the rising demand for live music shows in Southeast Asia and how regional countries can tap into this opportunity.