Organizer: ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute

Type/Location: Hybrid / Singapore

Description:

In this hybrid seminar, Dr. Ian Storey will discuss his new book on Russia’s role in Southeast Asia. The first major study of Russia and Southeast Asia since the end of the Cold War, the book traces the dramatic shifts in Moscow’s interests in the region since President Vladimir Putin took power in 2000. Storey assesses the legacy of the Soviet Union, charts the evolution of Putin’s foreign policy and identifies the drivers behind the Kremlin’s Pivot to Asia. He comprehensively examines Russia’s political, economic and military engagement with ASEAN and each of the 11 regional states over the past 25 years. Storey also provides an in-depth analysis of how Southeast Asia responded to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In this hybrid seminar he will also discuss the possible implications of a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine War and the future of Russia-Southeast Asia relations. Associate Professor Jittipat Poonkham will serve as the discussant.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Ian Storey is Senior Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore. He specializes in regional security issues, focusing on Southeast Asia’s relations with the major powers and maritime security, especially the South China Sea dispute. Since joining ISEAS in 2007 he has been the editor of the academic journal Contemporary Southeast Asia. Prior to ISEAS, Ian held academic positions at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Hawaii, and at Deakin University, Australia. Ian received his PhD from the City University of Hong Kong, his Masters degree from the International University of Japan and his BA (Hons) from the University of Hull, England. He is the author of Southeast Asia and the Rise of China: The Search for Security (2011) and Putin’s Russia and Southeast Asia: The Kremlin’s Pivot to Asia and the Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War (2025).

About the Discussant:

Dr. Jittipat Poonkham is Vice Dean for Academic and International Affairs and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University. His research interests include global geopolitics, Indo-Pacific power dynamics and Thai foreign policy. He is the author of “A Genealogy Of Bamboo Diplomacy” (ANU Press 2022). At the regional level, he is the Thai representative to the ASEAN Regional Forum Expert and Eminent Persons (ARF EEPs).

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