Join the Asia New Zealand Foundation and the Centre for Strategic Studies for a discussion with Professor Joseph Liow, Dean and Wang Gungwu Chair Professor of East Asian Studies at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Professor Liow will be in conversation with Professor David Capie, Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies.

As US-China rivalry deepens, Asia’s strategic landscape is shifting rapidly. In this discussion, Professor Liow and Professor Capie will explore what great-power competition means for the region, how Singapore manages its relationships with both Washington and Beijing, and ASEAN’s evolving role in maintaining peace.

Event Details

Date/time: Tuesday, 25 November 2025, 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Venue: RHLT2, Ground Floor, Rutherford House, 33 Bunny Street, Pipitea, Wellington 6011

This is an open event, so feel free to bring a friend! Please RSVP for catering purposes.

About Professor Joseph Liow

Professor Joseph Liow (Joseph Chinyong Liow) is Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Wang Gungwu Professor in East Asian Affairs, National University of Singapore and concurrently, Chairman of the Middle East Institute at the same university. He was previously Dean of College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, where he was also Tan Kah Kee Chair in Comparative and International Politics, and Professor and Dean at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. He held the inaugural Lee Kuan Yew Chair in Southeast Asia Studies at the Brookings Institution, Washington DC, where he was also a Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Program.

About Professor David Capie

Professor David Capie is Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies and Professor of International Relations. He is also a Trustee of the Asia New Zealand Foundation. David's research interests focus on conflict and security issues, particularly in the Asia–Pacific, and New Zealand's foreign and defence policy. He has authored or co-authored three books and numerous articles and book chapters. His research has been supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, the East-West Center and the Royal Society of New Zealand’s Marsden Fund. David has held visiting positions at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University and at LUIS Guido Carli in Rome. He was regional co-chair of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific (CSCAP) from 2020 until 2022 and was a member of the ASEAN Regional Forum Experts and Eminent Persons Group from 2012 to 2019.