Join the Stimson Center for a talk by Aye Lei Tun, PhD Candidate in Political Science at McMaster University. As an expert on Myanmar’s pro-democracy civil society organizations (CSOs), Aye Lei Tun will delve into the complexities of how CSOs are strategizing for survival amid pressures by the ruling junta, with new research tracking the latest developments in Myanmar’s civil society.

Join the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for a talk by Dr. Kaewkamol (Karen) Pitakdumrongkit, the Interim Secretary General and incoming Executive Director of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council’s (PECC) International Secretariat. Dr. Pitakdumrongkit will examine the key findings of the PECC State of the Region Report 2025-2026, which gathered data from over 500 leaders across 24 economies on their outlook for the region from 2026 to 2027.

Join the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for a seminar on the Southeast Asia Climate Outlook Survey, a region-wide annual survey to understand the climate awareness and perceptions of Southeast Asian citizens towards climate action. Presenters include Melinda Martinus, Lead Researcher at ISEAS, and Dr. Samuel Chng, Research Assistant Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, Singapore University of Technology and Design.

Join the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell for a talk by Marlie Lukach, PhD student in Plant Breeding and Genetics, who will discuss the historical significance of bottle gourd lagenaria siceraria in Southeast Asia.

Join the Council on Southeast Asia Studies at Yale for a talk by Quan Tue Tran, Senior Lecturer in Ethnicity, Race, and Migration at Yale University. Professor Tran’s lecture explores contemporary Vietnamese and Angolan connections through the lens of Quang Linh Vlogs, created by a young Vietnamese migrant who worked and lived in Angola.

Join the Regional Economic Studies Program at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for a talk by Dr. Deasy Pane, a Wang Gungwu Visiting Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, an Economist at Indonesia’s National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), and a Senior Fellow at the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS). Dr. Pane examines how Indonesia’s economy has been shaped by its deepening trade relationship with China, particularly following the implementation of the ASEAN–China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA).

Join the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for a seminar exploring the evolution of Thailand’s middle-power aspiration, its recurring retreat into small-power conduct, and how this oscillation is shaped by domestic political instability, bureaucratic inertia, and strategic uncertainty. This panel features speakers from Thammasat University’s Faculty of Political Science, including: Dr. Jittipat Poonkham, Associate Dean for Academic and International Affairs, Director of International Studies Program, and Associate Professor of International Relations; Dr. Fuadi Pitsuwan, lecturer in International Relations; and Dr. Pongkwan Sawasdipakdi, lecturer in International Relations and Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies.

Join the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) for a panel on the future of China-ASEAN relations. Speakers include Gita Wirjawan, former Minister of Trade, Indonesia (2011-2014); Bert Hofman, Professor, National University of Singapore and Honorary Senior Fellow on Chinese Economy, ASPI’s Center for China Analysis (CCA); and Brian Wong, Assistant Professor in Philosophy, University of Hong Kong and Honorary Fellow, CCA. The discussion will be moderated by Kevin Zongzhe Li, Affiliated Researcher, CCA.

Join NYSEAN and the Southeast Asia Coalition for Academic Freedom (SEACAF) for a conference examining attacks on intellectual and academic freedom in Southeast Asia and the United States. Scholars, journalists, and activists will gather to look at how universities and intellectuals often become the first target of rising authoritarianism, the costs and benefits of collective action, and the strategies for resistance. The conversation will address the impact of funding cuts, strengthened immigration enforcement, and assaults on higher education in the United States as well as the lessons learned from crackdowns in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Turkey.

Join the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute for a talk on how Trump’s tariffs have impacted Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam with Dr. Milan Thomas, Country Economist at the Cambodia Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank (ADB); Soulinthone Leuangkhamsing, Principal Economics Officer at the Lao PDR Resident Mission of ADB, and Dr. Dao Ngoc Tien, Vice President of Vietnam’s Foreign Trade University. They will discuss how the tariffs might impact these countries  in the short and long run, and how these negative impacts could be mitigated.

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa for a panel on Southeast Asia’s responses to the economic, political, and social impacts of U.S. tariff policies. Speakers include Dr. Jayant Menon, Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute; Herawati, Researcher in the ASEAN Studies Program at The Habibie Center, and Dr. Tong Bui, Distinguished Chair in the Department of Information Technology Management at UH-Mānoa. Dr. Micah Fisher will moderate the discussion.

Join the Thailand Studies Program at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for a talk by Dr. Puangthong R. Pawakapan, Professor of International Relations at Chulalongkorn University, and Supalak Ganjanakhundee, advisor to the Military Affairs Committee of Thailand’s House of Representatives. They will discuss potential solutions for addressing the Thailand-Cambodia conflict.

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Michigan for a panel that explores Asia’s role in building today’s high technology and the impact of Asian tech on contemporary Asian American communities. Panelists include Christopher Fan, Associate Professor of English at UC Irvine; Janice Lobo Sapigao, Filipina American poet, writer, and independent scholar; and Tony Shyu, an award-winning filmmaker, founder of Neu Wave AI Films, and CEO of Himalaya Entertainment.

Join the Foreign Policy Association and the Committee of 100 for a debate on the inevitability of deglobalization. Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, Professor at Columbia University, will open with discussion of the central issues, followed by a debate between two leading experts: Walden Bello, Professor of Sociology at SUNY Binghamton, and Edward Ashbee, Professor at Copenhagen Business School. The discussion will be moderated by Peter Young, Board Member of the Committee of 100 and CEO of Young & Partners.

Join the Stimson Center for the launch of a report on the 11th Policy Dialogue of the Mekong-US Partnership covering areas  such as trade, information and communication, and AI. Speakers include Rachel Coleman, Government Affairs & Public Policy Lead for Platforms & Devices, Google; Mario Masaya, Vice President of Research, Technology and Financial Services at U.S. ASEAN Business Council; and Phonesavanh Sitthideth, Deputy Director General, Lao Academy of Social and Economic Sciences. Courtney Weatherby, Southeast Asia Deputy Director at the Stimson Center, will moderate the discussion.

Join NYSEAN and the Program in International Relations (IR) at New York University for a talk by Dr. Jürgen Haacke, Associate Professor in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, who will discuss changes in foreign policy entrepreneurship in U.S. policy toward Myanmar in the 2000s. Dr. Frances O’Morchoe, Visiting Assistant Professor in International History with the IR Program at New York University, will moderate the discussion.

Join the Council on Southeast Asia Studies at Yale University for a talk by Nurfadzilah Yahaya, Assistant Professor of History of Southeast Asia at Yale, who will discuss the colonial engineering campaigns of the British Empire such as Singapore's harbors and North Borneo’s shores.

Join Engage Thailand for their new online talk “The Deep Dive,” which brings a diverse range of people to provide perspectives on pressing issues in Thai politics and human rights. Their first guest is Dr. Paul Chambers, a renowned scholar on the Thai civil-military relationship who was recently arrested on lèse-majesté charges for allegedly insulting the monarchy.

Join the Malaysia Studies Program at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for a talk by Dr. Kuik Cheng-Chwee, Visiting Senior Fellow and Professor in International Relations at the National University of Malaysia (UKM). This webinar unpacks Malaysian neutrality, assesses the impacts of the emerging trends, and analyzes factors determining the feasibility of hedging for Malaysia and similarly situated states in the years to come.

Join NYSEAN and Deconstructing Indonesia for a seminar on the history of Indonesia; how the allure of nutmeg, coffee and sugar drew a storm from the West that transform this archipelago into an extractive colonial state.

Join the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) for a conversation with regional experts on the Thailand-Cambodia border conflict. The panel will include Sophal Ear, Associate Professor and former Senior Associate Dean in the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University, Supalak Ganjanakhundee, advisor to the Thai House of Representatives Military Committee, former Visiting Fellow in the Thailand Studies Programme at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, and former editor of The Nation, and Benjamin Zawacki, senior program specialist at The Asia Foundation. Bryanna Entwistle, Press and Program Officer at ASPI, will moderate the conversation.

Join the ASEAN Studies Center and the Regional Economic Studies Program at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute for a panel on the current state of play in the US trade policy and its impact on multinational enterprises (MNEs) operating in Southeast Asia as the 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs lapses in early July 2025. Featured speakers include Marc Mealy, Isamu Wakamatsu, and Dr. Dan Wang.

Join the Vietnam Studies Program at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for a talk by Dr. Nguyen Vu Tung, former President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, and Hoang Thi Ha, Senior Fellow and Co-coordinator of the Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. This webinar celebrates Vietnam’s transformative journey within ASEAN and examines the evolution of Vietnam’s approach to ASEAN.

Join the Regional Strategic and Political Studies Program at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for a talk by Senior Fellow Dr. Ian Storey, who will discuss his new book on Russia’s role in Southeast Asia. Dr. Jittipat Poonkham, Vice Dean for Academic and International Affairs and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Political Science at Thammasat University, will moderate the discussion.

Please join Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA) and the US-ASEAN Center on Monday, June 30 at 3pm ET for a panel discussion on US-Cambodian Cultural Heritage Protection, featuring NMAA’s Associate Curator of Southeast and South Asian Art, Emma Stein. This program will take place at the US-ASEAN Center at 1800 I Street NW, Washington, DC. There will also be a virtual attendance option if you cannot join us in person.

Please join the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) for a timely conversation with trade and policy experts as well as industry leaders to explore how shifting U.S. trade policy, including recent tariff adjustments and the ongoing 90-day policy pause, is impacting the global textile and apparel landscape, with a particular focus on South Asia and Southeast Asia. The panel will feature Rubana Huq, Chairperson of Muhammadi Group in Bangladesh; and Shay Wester, Director of Asian Economic Affairs and Outreach Director at ASPI; moderated by Farwa Aamer, Director of South Asia Initiatives at ASPI.