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Southeast Asia on fire: Why do We Have the World’s Most Polluted Air?
Jun
7
8:00 AM08:00

Southeast Asia on fire: Why do We Have the World’s Most Polluted Air?

Hosted by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand, a panel of experts will look at why this year’s haze has been even worse than previously, the insatiable demand for meat that is driving forest encroachment and maize production, the spread into neighbouring countries of outdated Thai agricultural practices, and the poverty trap most agricultural families and migrant labourers exist in.

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Allies and Geopolitical Competition in the Indo-Pacific Region
May
4
3:00 PM15:00

Allies and Geopolitical Competition in the Indo-Pacific Region

Hosted by the CSIS Asia Program, in collaboration with the United States Studies Center at the University of Sydney (USSC), experts from CSIS and USSC will discuss geopolitical dynamics in the Indo-Pacific and priorities for enhancing allied policy coordination across a range of economic and security challenges.

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Centrality of the Indo-Pacific to Indonesia's Foreign Policy
May
3
3:00 PM15:00

Centrality of the Indo-Pacific to Indonesia's Foreign Policy

Sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and NYSEAN, Yayan Ganda Hayat Mulyana, a Career Diplomat at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and NYSEAN co-founder Ann Marie Murphy will discuss the Indo-Pacific and Indonesia's foreign policy.

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Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Prospects of International Governance, and Implications for Southeast Asia
Apr
19
10:00 PM22:00

Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Prospects of International Governance, and Implications for Southeast Asia

Hosted by ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute and the Tech For Good Institute, Simon Chesterman, National University of Singapore, and Shivi Anand, Regional Manager for Public Affairs at Grab, will discuss how Southeast Asia policymakers could meet the challenges of AI governance.

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Imperfect Partners: The United States and Southeast Asia
Apr
19
4:00 PM16:00

Imperfect Partners: The United States and Southeast Asia

Scot Marciel, Former U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia and Myanmar, and moderator Ann Marie Murphy, Seton Hall University and NYSEAN co-founder, will discuss Marciel’s new book, Imperfect Partners: the United States and Southeast Asia. This event is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and sponsored by NYSEAN.

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China in the Asia-Pacific: Implications for the U.S. and ASEAN
Apr
18
8:00 PM20:00

China in the Asia-Pacific: Implications for the U.S. and ASEAN

Hosted by Network 20/20, Joshua Kurlantzick, Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, will discuss American and Chinese interests in Southeast Asia, how ASEAN countries are navigating the U.S.- China rivalry, and the implications for future U.S. policy in the region.

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Chasing Giants: Saving the World’s Largest Fish
Apr
12
4:00 PM16:00

Chasing Giants: Saving the World’s Largest Fish

Hosted by the Stimson Center, Zeb Hogan, Host of National Geographic’s Monster Fish, Stefan Lovgren, an award-winning journalist and filmmaker, Mary Melnyk, USAID Asia Bureau, and Michele Thieme, Deputy Director of Freshwater at the World Wildlife Fund, will discuss monster fish in Southeast Asia and why their conservation matters for freshwater ecosystems.

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Southeast Asia in 2030: The Future of Intermestic Relations
Apr
6
8:00 PM20:00

Southeast Asia in 2030: The Future of Intermestic Relations

Hosted by the Stanford Southeast Asia Program, Richard Heydarian, University of the Philippines Diliman, Elina Noor, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Chulalongkorn University, will discuss how the spread of disinformation and the rise of artificial intelligence will impact Southeast Asia.

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12th Annual Southeast Asia Week
Mar
20
to Mar 24

12th Annual Southeast Asia Week

Hosted at Buffalo State University, State University of New York (SUNY), the 12th Annual Southeast Asia Week will encompass the following events: Cambodia’s Chairmanship of ASEAN; the Middle East and Southeast Asia; America’s Role in East Asia; Food Securities of Countries in Southeast Asia, and Sustainability: For What and Whom?

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Mobilizing for Elections: Patronage and Political Machines in Southeast Asia
Mar
15
9:00 AM09:00

Mobilizing for Elections: Patronage and Political Machines in Southeast Asia

Edward Aspinall, Australian National University, Meredith Weiss, University at Albany SUNY, Allen Hicken, University of Michigan, and Paul Hutchcroft, ANU, will discuss their key findings from Mobilizing for Elections: Patronage and Political Machines in Southeast Asia. This event is sponsored by the NYU Wagner School and NYSEAN.

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Crossroads, Crossings, and Transgressions: Deconstructing Borders and Barriers in Southeast Asian/American Studies
Mar
13
12:30 PM12:30

Crossroads, Crossings, and Transgressions: Deconstructing Borders and Barriers in Southeast Asian/American Studies

Hosted by the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University, Khatharya Um, will investigate the ways in which global, regional, and local forces in the Asia-Pacific are constructed, divided, and problematized within Southeast Asian/American Studies.

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Mekong-US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Nature-based Solutions Report Launch
Mar
8
8:00 PM20:00

Mekong-US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Nature-based Solutions Report Launch

Hosted by the Stimson Center, Robert Godec, U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, Rithiny Teng, Wildlife Conservation Society Cambodia, Sinsamout Ounboundisane, Fishbio, and Vu Dung, Keep Vietnam Clean, will share takeaways and policy recommendations from the Mekong-U.S. Partnership 5th Policy Dialogue.

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Cities and Climate Challenges in Southeast Asia
Mar
6
2:00 AM02:00

Cities and Climate Challenges in Southeast Asia

Hosted by ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, Peter Andreas Gotsch, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Alejandro N. Ciencia, University of the Philippines Baguio, Nila Kamil, Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Michiyo Kakegawa, Soka University, and Sharon Seah, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, will discuss climate risks and vulnerabilities in Southeast Asian cities.

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Japan in Southeast Asia: Power, Politics, and Business
Feb
27
8:00 PM20:00

Japan in Southeast Asia: Power, Politics, and Business

Mie Oba, Kanagawa University, Nobuhiro Hemmi, Monitor Deloitte Institute Japan, and Christina L. Davis, Harvard University, will discuss Japanese business ventures in Southeast Asia. This event is sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and the Harvard University Asia Center.

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Fire and Rain: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Wars in Southeast Asia
Feb
27
4:00 PM16:00

Fire and Rain: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Wars in Southeast Asia

Carolyn Eisenberg, Hofstra University, will discuss the societal and political conditions that led to faulty wartime decision-making by Nixon and Kissinger, as outlined in her book Fire and Rain: Nixon, Kissinger and the Wars in Southeast Asia. This event is sponsored by the Wilson Center History and Public Policy Program and Cold War International History Project.

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Imperial Gateway with Seiji Shirane
Feb
24
4:30 PM16:30

Imperial Gateway with Seiji Shirane

Hosted by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies at George Washington University, Seiji Shirane, The City College of New York, will discuss the political, social, and economic significance of colonial Taiwan in Japan's empire expansionist ambitions in South China and Southeast Asia from 1895 to the end of World War II.

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