Join NYSEAN, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, and the Columbia-Harvard China and the World program for a conference featuring Walden Bello, Pongphisoot Busbarat, Thomas Christensen, Sophal Ear, Joseph Chinyong Liow, Derek Mitchell, Ann Marie Murphy, Hong Hai Nguyen, Lien-Hang Nguyen, Elina Noor, Praslhant Parameswaran, Gregory Poling, Yohanes Sulaiman, and Ayumi Teraoka. These leading experts will examine the implications of a second Trump administration for US-Southeast Asian relations at this critical junction in global politics.

Join the Singapore APEC Study Centre at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for a seminar by Eduardo Pedrosa, Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat; Dr. Kaewkamol (Karen) Pitakdumrongkit, Interim Secretary General of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council’s (PECC) International Secretariat; and Stephen Olson, Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. This panel will examine APEC 2025 conference priorities and the PECC State of the Region Report 2024 - 2025 while addressing challenges such as supply chain disruptions, AI’s impact, geopolitical tensions, climate change, and the implications of Trump’s tariff policies on APEC economies.

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies and the Department of Political Science at Northern Illinois University for a talk by Ernest Plange Kwofie, PhD student in Political Science at NIU, who will explore pressing issues of governance and emerging security challenges within ASEAN.

Join the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for a webinar featuring Matthew P. Goodman, distinguished fellow and director of the Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies at CFR; Dr. Inu Manak, CFR Fellow for Trade Policy; Stephen Olson, Visiting Senior Fellow for the Regional Economic Studies Programme at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute; Deborah Elms, Head of Trade Policy at the Hinrich Foundation in Singapore; Henry Gao, Professor of Law at the Singapore Management University; and Dr. Jayant Menon, Senior Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. This panel will analyze current US trade policy and economic engagement in Southeast Asia.

Join the SUNY/CUNY Southeast Asia Consortium (SEAC) for an information session facilitated by Michitake Aso, Peter J. Marcotullio, and Vida Vanchan, who will provide details on the consortium, including upcoming online courses and field school opportunities. At this session, students can learn about eligibility, the application process, and how they can get involved in these exciting opportunities for global engagement.

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies and the Department of Anthropology at University of Wisconsin-Madison for a talk by Eric C. Thompson, who will discuss the conceptual underpinnings of his recent book The Story of Southeast Asia (NUS Press, 2024).

Join the Media, Technology, and Society Programme ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for a talk by Elina Noor, Senior Fellow in the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, who will assess the implications of AI-driven language technologies in Southeast Asia, addressing how the region can actively shape AI to reflect its diverse realities, values, and aspirations while mitigating risks of exclusion or misrepresentation.

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at University of Hawaii - Mānoa for a webinar featuring Dr. M. Alif Sahide, Professor of Forestry at Universitas Hasanuddin; Dr. Yingshan Lau, Research Fellow at National University of Singapore; and Enrique Nunez, Senior Advisor of Biodiversity at the International Land Coalition. This webinar will highlight pioneering initiatives that are transforming how Southeast Asian nations address issues of climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource scarcity.

Join the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) for a panel discussion featuring Iman Pambagyo, former Chief Trade Negotiator for Indonesia; Jayant Menon, Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute; Yasuyuki Todo, Professor of Economics at Waseda University; Wendy Cutler, ASPI Vice President. These experts from the Indo-Pacific and the U.S. will explore the impact of U.S. friendshoring policy, discussing its challenges, lessons learned, and how it can be enhanced to strengthen supply chains and boost economic prosperity.

Join the Vietnam Studies Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for a webinar featuring Vu Minh Khuong, Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Jaya Ratnam, Singapore’s Ambassador to Vietnam; and Tran Phuoc Anh, Vietnam’s Ambassador to Singapore. This panel will explore the evolution of Vietnam-Singapore relations, analyze the opportunities and challenges of their upcoming Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP), and discuss strategies to strengthen and deepen bilateral ties for a more substantive and impactful future.

Join the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University for a talk by Pita Limjaroenrat, former leader of Thailand’s dissolved Move Forward Party, who will discuss Thailand’s political and economic landscape, social inequality, and democratic movements. The discussion will also explore Thailand’s evolving relationships with ASEAN, BRICS, and major global powers, as well as broader regional and global democratic challenges.

Join the Council on Southeast Asia Studies at Yale University for a talk by Pita Limjaroenrat, former leader of Thailand’s dissolved Move Forward Party, who will discuss Thailand’s political and economic landscape, social inequality, and democratic movements. The discussion will also explore Thailand’s evolving relationships with ASEAN, BRICS, and major global powers, as well as broader regional and global democratic challenges.

Join NYSEAN for a book talk by Merlyna Lim, Canada Research Chair in Digital Media and Global Network Society, Professor of Communication and Media Studies, and Director of the ALiGN Media Lab at Carleton University. Social Media and Politics in Southeast Asia (Cambridge University Press, 2025) highlights the dual role of social media in both fostering grassroots activism and enabling autocratic practices of algorithmic politics, notably in electoral politics.

Join the Regional Economics Programme at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute for a talk by Archanun Kohpaiboon, Professor in the Faculty of Economics at Thammasat University, who will discuss the impact of the rise of electric vehicles on Thailand’s automotive industry. This lecture explores how the industry and government are responding to the shift from internal combustion engine vehicles to electronic vehicles, as well as potential gaps in current policies.

Join the Indonesia Project at the Australian National University for a talk by Lili Yan Ing and Krisna Gupta, who will discuss the economics of Indonesia joining BRICS, an intergovernmental organization formed by Brazil, Russia, India, and China.

Join the Regional and Cultural Studies Programme at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute for a seminar featuring Andar Nubowo, Muhammad Faiz bin Fadzil, and Mohamed Imran Mohamed Taib. The panel will be about Islam and the construction of modern national identity in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at University of Hawaii-Manoa for a panel featuring Thanet Aphornsuvan, Parker Novak, Sam Seun, and Dominggus Elcid Li. Moderated by Meredith Weiss, this webinar will discuss key issues related to recent and forthcoming elections in Southeast Asia.

Join the Sigur Center for Asian Studies at the George Washington University for a conference on the Chinese Diaspora in Southeast Asia. This event brings together papers from scholars of maritime Southeast Asia who document and analyze the diverse but often precarious practices of everyday management of linguistic and cultural identities of diasporic Chinese in the Southeast Asian region.

Join the Council on Southeast Asia Studies at Yale University for a talk by Paul K. Gellert, Visiting Research Scholar at CUNY Graduate Center and Professor of Sociology at the University of Tennessee, who will discuss the ecologically unequal exchange of palm oil and dairy products in Indonesia and New Zealand.

Join ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute for a research symposium on the attitudes of Southeast Asian youth in higher education institutions towards civic engagement, political participation, religiosity, multiculturalism, and digitization.

Join the Council on Southeast Asia Studies at Yale University for a workshop on environmental humanities and Southeast Asia Studies. The workshop will feature research that analyzes the entanglements of class and human relationships with the natural environment in tropical, insular Southeast Asia.

Join NYSEAN and the Columbia University Forum on Democracy for an expert discussion exploring the root causes and drivers of democratic backsliding in the United States and around the world. In partnership with the NYU Democracy Project, and Columbia CiVEC, “Understanding Democratic Backsliding” will convene leading scholars from Columbia and NYU to foster dialogue and spark policy solutions to the crisis.

Join NYSEAN and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University for a book talk by Thomas Parks, The Asia Foundation’s vice president for Strategic Partnerships. Ann Marie Murphy, NYSEAN co-founder, will moderate the discussion.

Join NYSEAN and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University for a panel discussion with David M. Lampton, Kuik Cheng-Chwee, and Da Wei. This event will serve as the launch of a report commissioned by The Asia Foundation, with support from The Carnegie Corporation of New York, assessing the prospects for US-China-Southeast Asian relations based upon a conference held in Bangkok in May 2024. Ann Marie Murphy, NYSEAN co-founder, will moderate the discussion.

Join NYSEAN for a discussion of recent elections and political change in Southeast Asia with Sheila Coronel, Amy Freedman, John Gershman, Allen Hicken, Sidney Jones, J.M. Lanuza, Kanokrat Lertchoosakul, Ann Marie Murphy, Nava Nuraniyah, Jonathan Corpus Ong, Margaret Scott, and Meredith Weiss.

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.