Join the LSE Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre’s annual Southeast Asia Forum in 2025, which brings together leading specialists worldwide to discuss the implications of global trends and ongoing geoeconomic contestation for Southeast Asian economies, polities, and societies. Featured speakers include Evelyn Goh (Australian National University), Henry Wai-chung Yeung (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), Selina Ho (National University of Singapore), and Alvin Camba (Association of Universities, Inc.).

Join ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute for a talk by Dr. John Lee, senior fellow at Hudson Institute, for a talk on Trump’s policies and their far-reaching global consequences. He will explore their impact on the US Indo-Pacific strategy and security alliances in Asia, the potential for strategic realignments among Asian nations, and how countries can navigate the uncertainties and challenges in the turbulent years ahead.

Join Hunter College - CUNY, and the UCLA Asian American Studies Center (AASC) for an exclusive preview of Foundations & Futures: Asian American and Pacific Islander Multimedia Textbook with Dr. Karen Umemoto, UCLA AASC Director. An unprecedented resource featuring 50 unique chapters and 250+ corresponding lesson plans, Foundations and Futures will be the most comprehensive collection of Asian American and Pacific Islanders available for free and online for high school, college, and lifelong learners.

Join NYU Silver School of Social Work and Sulo: The Philippine Studies Initiative at NYU for a talk by Bianca Mabute-Louie, PhD student in Sociology at Rice University, who will discuss her book on Asian American political identity and community building.

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University for a talk by Micah Morton, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, who will discuss his book on the Indigenous Akha community’s work to decolonize and reclaim their collective ancestral identity.

Join the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the Harriman Institute at Columbia University for a talk by Bilahari Kausikan, Former Ambassador-at-Large in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, who will discuss ASEAN’s post-Cold War evolution and its relations with Russia and China.

Join the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) for a panel exploring how ASEAN policymakers and businesses should respond to competing geopolitical forces, the long-term implications for trade and supply chains, and the policy tools needed to safeguard economic interests while maintaining key partnerships. This discussion features Dr. Rebecca Sta Maria, former Executive Director of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat; Brendan Kelly, Fellow on Chinese Economy and Technology at ASPI’s Center for China Analysis; Maria Monica Wihardja, Visiting Fellow and Co-coordinator of the Media, Technology and Society Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute; and additional experts from ASEAN countries. Shay Wester, ASPI’s Director of Asian Economic Affairs and co-author of the report, will moderate the discussion.

Join the Center for Foreign Policy Studies at Seton Hall University for a discussion with Dr. See Seng Tan, President and CEO of International Students Inc., Research Advisor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies and Senior Associate at the Centre for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.  Dr. Tan is the author of 19 books and one of Singapore’s leading experts on foreign affairs. The discussion will focus on Southeast Asia’s engagement with the U.S. during the first Trump administration, and whether engagement with the second Trump administration will differ. Professor Ann Marie Murphy, NYSEAN co-founder, will moderate the discussion.

Join the ASEAN Studies Center at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for an e-Launch and discussion on The State of Southeast Asia: 2025 Survey Report. Michael Jonathan Green, Liu Lin, Peter Varghese, and Yenny Zannuba Wahid will discuss some of the report’s significant findings on the prevailing attitudes of Southeast Asians on regional political, economic, and social issues. Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow and Coordinator of the ASEAN Studies Centre, will present the key findings of the survey report, and Choi Shing Kwok, Director and CEO of the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, will moderate the discussion.

Join UC Irvine Libraries’ Orange County and Southeast Asian Archives Center for a half-day exhibit symposium. Professor Nam C. Kim will share how his family’s refugee journey from Vietnam through Guam informs his current anthropological research on Operation New Life. Arielle Taitano Lowe will share a poem about her CHamoru grandfather’s experiences during the Vietnam War. Jana K. Lipman and Trần Hoài Bắc will discuss the Vietnamese repatriate memoir they translated, Ship of Fate by Trần Đình Trụ.

Join the Council on Southeast Asia Studies and the South Asian Studies Council at Yale University for a panel on South Asian and Southeast Asian archival research. Presenters include Aurélie Vialette, Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese; Brent Bianchi, Librarian for South & Southeast Asian Studies; and Aniruddh Sharan, graduate student at the School of Architecture.

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.