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 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.

Join the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute Myanmar Studies Program for a talk by Vicky Bowman, Director of the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB) and Senior Adviser to the Institute for Human Rights and Business, and Thet Zaw Htwe, Head of Policy and Strategy at EuroCham Myanmar. These two analysts will assess the state of Myanmar’s economy after the devastating earthquake that struck central Myanmar in March 2025.

Join the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) for a timely discussion on the ever-changing military situation on the ground and the impact of the ASEAN Summit declarations. The virtual discussion will feature Ambassador Derek Mitchell and Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak; moderated by Meghan Murphy, ASPI Schwarzman Fellow.

Join ALTSEAN-Burma and PEN America for a book launch and celebration of the new anthology Women’s Voices from the Revolution. The panel will bring together writers and human rights advocates for a conversation on free expression, the transformative power of storytelling, and their personal experiences living under the Myanmar military's rule. Featured speakers Ma Thida, A Phyu, and Debbie Stothard.

Join the LSE Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre’s annual Southeast Asia Forum in 2025, which brings together leading specialists worldwide to discuss the implications of global trends and ongoing geoeconomic contestation for Southeast Asian economies, polities, and societies. Featured speakers include Evelyn Goh (Australian National University), Henry Wai-chung Yeung (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), Selina Ho (National University of Singapore), and Alvin Camba (Association of Universities, Inc.).

Join ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute for a talk by Dr. John Lee, senior fellow at Hudson Institute, for a talk on Trump’s policies and their far-reaching global consequences. He will explore their impact on the US Indo-Pacific strategy and security alliances in Asia, the potential for strategic realignments among Asian nations, and how countries can navigate the uncertainties and challenges in the turbulent years ahead.

Join the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) for a talk by Dr. Mai Van Tran, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Brussels School of Governance of Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Dr. Tran will discuss the extent to which the algorithmic curation, moderation, and design by social media platforms might facilitate cross-platform authoritarian repression, with evidence from conflict-ridden Myanmar. Dr. John Sidel, Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre at LSE, will moderate the discussion.

Join the Southeast Asia Program and the Department of Anthropology at Cornell University for a talk by Joshua Mitchell, PhD Candidate in Sociocultural Anthropology, who will discuss how addiction, rehabilitation, and war perpetuate endless cycles of conflict among Myanmar’s forever soldiers and their disillusionment with revolution.

Join New York City Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adams and fellow Council Members for a vibrant celebration of Songkran (Thai New Year) and Thingyan (Burmese New Year). These joyous holidays, traditionally observed in mid-April, are renowned for their water festivals symbolizing renewal and fresh beginnings.

Please RSVP by Friday, April 25, 2025.

Join the Stimson Center for a talk by insurgency expert Zachary Abuza and Indo-Pacific security scholar Nyein Nyein Thant Aung to discuss their recent issue brief examining Chinese military aid to the Myanmar junta.

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University for a talk by Micah Morton, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, who will discuss his book on the Indigenous Akha community’s work to decolonize and reclaim their collective ancestral identity.

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies ath the University of Michigan for a talk by Lwin Moe, PhD Candidate in Computer Science at York University Lassonde School of Engineering, who will discuss the creation of datasets and tools for fact checking in Burmese and other low resource languages to combat misinformation online.

Join the Center for Intercultural Engagement and Support, the Center for Ethics and Public Engagement, and the History Department at Luther College for a talk by Jeffrey Wassertorm, who will discuss how youth activism in Asia has evolved, transnationalizing their common struggles and aspirations, and forging solidarity from the late 2010s to the present.

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University for a talk by Karla Findley, Independent Researcher for the Karen Refugee Project, who will discuss Karen refugees’ experiences in the greater Chicago area.

Join the NYU MA Program in International Relations for lunch and two presentations. Zin Wai Yan will present “Shifting Views on Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) in Myanmar’s Spring Revolution,” and MAIR Professor Frances O'Morchoe will lecture on “The Art of Pretending to Govern: Sovereignty, Resistance and the State in Burma.” A Q&A session will follow the talks.

Join the Council on Southeast Asia Studies and the South Asian Studies Council at Yale University for a panel on South Asian and Southeast Asian archival research. Presenters include Aurélie Vialette, Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese; Brent Bianchi, Librarian for South & Southeast Asian Studies; and Aniruddh Sharan, graduate student at the School of Architecture.

Join NYSEAN, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, and the Columbia-Harvard China and the World program for a conference featuring Walden Bello, Pongphisoot Busbarat, Thomas Christensen, Sophal Ear, Joseph Chinyong Liow, Derek Mitchell, Ann Marie Murphy, Hong Hai Nguyen, Lien-Hang Nguyen, Elina Noor, Praslhant Parameswaran, Gregory Poling, Yohanes Sulaiman, and Ayumi Teraoka. These leading experts will examine the implications of a second Trump administration for US-Southeast Asian relations at this critical junction in global politics.

Join the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University for a talk by Kim Aris, son of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who will discuss Myanmar’s ongoing crisis. This event is an opportunity to come together, hear firsthand about Kim's mission and explore ways we can take action to support the people of Myanmar together.

Join SUNY/CUNY SEAC and the Southeast Asia Program at Stanford University for a webinar featuring Scot Marciel, Alice Ba, Kyaw Htet Aung, and Su Mon Thazin Aung. Moderated by Meredith Weiss, this panel discussion will discuss the context behind USAID and US foreign aid in Myanmar along with the nature and implications of the abrupt change in US policy.

Join the Asia Society New York in association with NYSEAN for a conversation on the current situation in Myanmar, prospects for positive change from within, and recommendations for the international community. Speakers include Sean Turnell, a long-time economic advisor to Myanmar's democratically elected government and Aung San Suu Kyi; he was imprisoned for nearly 2 years alongside Myanmar's democratic leaders in the aftermath of the coup. Joining him in conversation is Priscilla Clapp, former Chief of Mission to the U.S. Embassy in Myanmar, Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations, and Asia Society Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Debra Eisenman.

Join the Myanmar Research Centre at Australian National University for a talk by Phyo Win Latt, independent scholar and journalist, who will discuss the evolution of Bamar identity over time and explore its role in the ongoing debate regarding establishing a Bamar state as a necessary solution to Myanmar’s protracted civil war.

Join the York Centre for Asian Research for a talk by Aung Min Thein, Visiting Research Fellow at York University and PhD Candidate at Chiang Mai University, for a talk on the complexity of Karma in performance-based Buddhism, the influence of the multivocality of Buddhist texts and patriarchal interpretations on the formation of women’s identities, and the development of subaltern gendered agency in the discursive Theravada Buddhist narratives.

Join NYSEAN for a book talk by Merlyna Lim, Canada Research Chair in Digital Media and Global Network Society, Professor of Communication and Media Studies, and Director of the ALiGN Media Lab at Carleton University. Social Media and Politics in Southeast Asia (Cambridge University Press, 2025) highlights the dual role of social media in both fostering grassroots activism and enabling autocratic practices of algorithmic politics, notably in electoral politics.

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University for an engaging talk by Zaw Min Yu, author of A Journey Into Bagan and a trailblazer in Myanmar's photography scene.

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University for a talk by Saw Yu May, a professor at the University of Yangon’s Department of Water and Environmental Studies and a visiting professor at the University of Michigan, who will discuss how political conflicts have affected education in Myanmar after the 2021 coup.

Join the Myanmar Studies Programme at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute for a panel on what 2025 may hold for Myanmar in terms of governance and control, prospects and challenges for the economy, continuing humanitarian challenges, the State Administration Council regime’s election plans, and the various capabilities, preparedness and responses of Myanmar’s resistance actors.

Join the Council on Southeast Asia Studies at Yale University for a talk by Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations. Kyaw Moe Tun will discuss the role of Burmese civilians in resisting the dangerous coup of February 2021 and the future of post-coup democracy in Myanmar.