2025 Southeast Asia Regional Geo-Economic Update: Realignments, Resources and Risks

The ANU Southeast Asia Institute (SEAI) presents a special Update on Tuesday 2 December 2025, with two distinctive foci:

Coverage of the sub-region of Southeast Asia as whole, with themes spanning multiple SEA countries; and
A focus on regional geo-economics, complementing SEAI's inaugural Regional Geopolitical Update in May 2023.

This landmark Regional Geo-Economic Update adopts the theme of Realignments, Resources and Risks. Southeast Asian economies are facing challenges from the structural constraints and contradictions in micro- and macro- economics, the global climate crisis, technological advancements that are double-edged swords, as well as geopolitical problems and uncertainties.

How can Southeast Asian countries and societal actors best maintain their developmental imperatives?
Ought they try to balance a variety of opportunities and risks in different ways across domestic and foreign economic, social and strategic policies?
How will Southeast Asian political economies ensure the security of critical supply chains and technology?

Convenors:

Dr Nicholas CHAN & Professor Evelyn GOH, Australian National University

Speakers include:

Professor Helen NESADURAI, Monash Malaysia
Dr Vũ Thành TỰ ANH, Fulbright University Vietnam
Dr Eve WARBURTON, Australian National University
Dr Trissia WIJAYA, University of Melbourne
Associate Professor Keith BARNEY, Australian National University
Ms Elina NOOR, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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