Southeast Asia’s stake in an increasingly polarised global trading system came under discussion at the ASEAN & Geoeconomics: Energy Security and Trade Symposium in Bangkok, on September 25.
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Renewables to Reshape ASEAN Energy Security, But Affordability Mandate Remains
With surging energy demand, exposure to global markets and growing competition among major powers, ASEAN faces an increasingly complex challenge in securing a reliable and sustainable energy future.
ADMM-Plus Marks Largest Exercise in a Decade With Multinational Disaster Response Drills
Defence forces from ASEAN and its partner countries are taking part in two major ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) exercises, with training focused on maritime cooperation, disaster response and regional resilience in Banten, Indonesia from September 20 to 26.
Digital Battleground Unfolds, and Journalism Must Be Protected as ‘Critical Infrastructure’, Global Town Hall Hears
The Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) on September 19 convened its seventh annual Global Town Hall, featuring the prominent theme, “Calling for a Global U-Turn: Recentering Development, Reclaiming Humanity, Restoring Justice in a Crazi(er) World”.
Southeast Asia Must Not Compromise Humanity Amid Its AI Boom
With a genuine belief that civil society is central to determining the world’s development agenda, the seventh Global Town Hall convened on September 19, drawing over 8,000 people from more than 120 countries and all walks of life.
Global Town Hall 2026 Discusses Palestinian Statehood at Centre of Debate, Echoing ASEAN Position
On September 19, the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) brought together diplomats, former officials, academics and civil society representatives for its Global Town Hall 2026, under the theme “Calling for a Global U-Turn: Recentering Development, Reclaiming Humanity, Restoring Justice in a Crazi(er) World,” with a special session focusing on the prospects for Palestinian independence and statehood.
South Korean Coast Guard Ship BADARO 3011 Arrives in Manila Amid Growing ASEAN Engagement
South Korea is expanding practical maritime security cooperation with ASEAN as the Korea Coast Guard (KCG) training ship BADARO 3011 arrives in the Philippines for a four-day port visit with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) from September 14 to 17.
Everyone Wants AI to Design Faster. He Built AI That Remembers Artisan Values
An AI startup that makes shoes, bags, jewelry, figurines and plastic goods design-ready in minutes says its real product isn’t speed. It’s the vanishing know-how of the artisans which infuse products with depth and elegance.
A ‘High-Risk, High-Reward Scenario’ Unfold for Southeast Asia Amid Fragmenting World Order
Gregory B. Poling, Senior Fellow and Director for the Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at CSIS, formally opens the 2026 Manila Strategy […]
France and ASEAN Launch Creative ASEAN to Strengthen Cultural Cooperation
On September 10, France and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) launched Creative ASEAN, a new regional initiative designed to deepen cooperation in the arts, culture and creative industries between France and all 11 ASEAN member states.