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 Southeast Asia Research Group at UW-Madison for a lecture by Paul Chambers, Lecturer and Advisor to the Center of ASEAN Community Studies, Naresuan University in Thailand, and Visiting Senior Fellow in the Thai Studies Programme at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. His lecture will discuss the facade of democracy under the partnership between Thailand’s monarchy and military.

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 Thailand Studies Programme at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute for a talk by Paul Chambers, Visiting Fellow; and Srisompob Jitpiromsri, Lecturer and Research Associate at the Center for Conflict Studies and Cultural Diversity (CSCD), Prince of Songkla University–Pattani Campus. This webinar will examine the current situation in the Deep South, the role of security forces, potential pathways to resolving the crisis, and its implications for national politics.

Join the Thailand Studies Programme at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute for a talk by Suthikarn Meechan, Associate Professor of Politics and Governance at Mahasarakham University, and Viengrat Nethipo, Associate Professor of Political Science at Chulalongkorn University. In light of Thailand’s upcoming local elections, this webinar will explore the significance of these elections in revealing local electoral dynamics and influencing Thai national politics.

Join the Southeast Asia Program and the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies at Cornell University for a talk by Emi Donald, a PhD candidate in the History Department. Their talk will explore how the words “tomboy” (thom in Thai) and “transman” came to constitute two distinct but bounded modes of embodiment in contemporary Thailand.

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 Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University for a talk by Joel Selway, Associate Professor of Political Science at Brigham Young University, who will discuss recent waves of regionalism and nationalism in Thailand.

Join the York Centre for Asian Research for a talk by Tun Min Oo, a scholar from Chiang Mai University, who will discuss how migration issues between Myanmar and Thailand are framed by policy actors and will explore the role of emotions within this framing process.

Join Thai Lawyers for Human Rights for a film screening of The Last Breath of Sam Yan (2023), a documentary that captures the spirit and resilience of student activists and community members who stand firm in protecting their cultural heritage. The film screening is followed by a Q&A with producers Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal and Settanant Thanakitkoses.

Join NYSEAN for a talk by Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Associate Professor at Kyoto University’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies, who will discuss the "triple trouble" in Thailand: the dissolution of the pro-reform Move Forward Party, the resignation of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, and a lèse-majesté charge against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The talk will also explore Paethongtarn Shinawatra's potential impact on Thailand's political landscape. 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 NYSEAN and co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Associate Professor at Kyoto University’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies, will discuss how Thai politics continues to be dominated by the conservative establishment following the May 2023 elections. In addition, two of King Vajiralongkorn’s estranged sons have returned home, further complicating Thai politics. Ann Marie Murphy, NYSEAN co-founder, will moderate the discussion.

Hosted by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand, Laddawan Tantivitayapitak, Secretary General of P-Net, Yingcheep Atchanont, Director of iLaw, Adisak Limparungpatakit, Head of Watcher Campaign, and Gothom Arya, director of Mahidol University’s Research Centre for Peace Building, will discuss the implications of Thailand’s general election on May 14, 2023.

Hosted by the LSE Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre, Sinae Hyun, Sogang University Seoul, and Qingfei Yin, LSE, will discuss the Cold War context for creating the Border Patrol Police (BPP) of Thailand and the BPP’s evolution to support a royalist Thai nation.

Chanintorn Pensute, University of Leeds, and NYSEAN co-founder Duncan McCargo, University of Copenhagen, will discuss what Thai campaign posters are trying to convey to voters and how northern region posters differ from those in Bangkok. This event is ​​sponsored by the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre (SSEAC), the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) and NYSEAN.

Hosted by ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, Vo Xuan Vinh, the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, will review the history of Vietnam-Thailand relations, examine current developments, and assess the prospects for the future of bilateral ties.

Sponsored by UNESCO and the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand, Vitit Muntarbhorn, UN Special Rapporteur, Yingcheep Atchanont, Programme Manager at Internet Law Reform Dialogue, Jonathan Head, BBC Southeast Asia Correspondent, and Thapanee Eadsrichai, founder of The Reporters, will discuss how the current state of freedom of expression affects the work of journalists in Thailand.

Yingcheep Atchanont, Director of iLaw, Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Founder of 112Watch, and Pongkwan Sawasdipakdi, founder of the Alliance for Thai Democracy, will discuss the upcoming election in Thailand and its implications on democratic movements. This event is organized by NYSEAN and sponsored by NYU Wagner.

Organized by the Asia Foundation and the Royal Thai Embassy, this panel event will celebrate 190 years of U.S. - Thai diplomacy, reflect on previous triumphs and challenges, and discuss the trajectory of U.S. - Thai relations in the 21st century.

Join the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand for a discussion of the young pro-democracy activists, Tawan and Bam, who are currently hunger striking for judicial reform.  The discussion will feature Krisadang Nutcharas, lawyer for Tawan and Bam, Kasit Piromya, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights, and Sunai Phasuk, Human Rights Watch.

Hosted by ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, Matt Wheeler, Senior Analyst for Southeast Asia at the International Crisis Group, will discuss the complicated security situation in Thailand’s Deep South amid continuing violence and on-and-off peace dialogues.

Hosted by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at University of Hawaii, Amporn Jirattikorn, Chiang Mai University, will discuss how masculinity is redefined among Shan male migrant sex workers from Myanmar who sell sex to gay men clients in Chiang Mai, Thailand.