ANU Southeast Asia Regional Institutes Plenary

Rules-based order? Southeast Asia in the age of the deal

Southeast Asia has long been a region caught in the crosshairs of overlapping order transitions, be it the rise and fall of imperialism, colonialism, socialism, capitalism, authoritarianism, democratisation, multilateralism or hegemony. Today, the world faces a rapidly changing international order in the face of great power revisionism, assertion and aggression, the rise of radicalism, economic de-coupling, and the second Trump presidency.

How is Southeast Asia faring and managing the ongoing contestations and renegotiation of key global, regional, and national compacts? Scholars at The Australian National University have long-standing research interests in the multiple dimensions of what helps to sustain peace, stability, and prosperity in this strategic region. Officials from Australia and Southeast Asia also often reiterate the importance of sustaining a rules-based order at the regional level, and of encouraging domestic arrangements conducive to such an order.

This plenary features speakers from the five ANU Regional Institutes that focus on Southeast Asia. The speakers consider the current state of rules-based orders and ordering practices at the regional, trans-national, and sub-national levels, drawing attention to the key challenges and developments that impact upon the strategic balance, the future of economic liberalism, the resilience of democratic institutions, the rule of law and human rights.

Speakers

Professor Evelyn Goh, ANU Southeast Asia Institute
Associate Professor, Marcus Mietzner, ANU Indonesia Institute
Dr Nicholas Chan, ANU Malaysia Institute
Associate Professor Dulyapak Preecharush, Thammasat University & ANU Myanmar Research Centre
Ms Roselle Tugade, University of the Philippines & ANU Philippines Institute

Light refreshments will be provided after the event.

This is a public, in-person event jointly organised by the ANU Southeast Asia Institute, ANU Philippines Institute, ANU Myanmar Research Centre, ANU Malaysia Institute, and ANU Indonesia Institute.