Past Events

Malaysia and Singapore: 2013 Elections and the Implications for Cross-Strait Relations

With elections due by June, Malaysia is preparing to go to the polls. Observers are…

April 4, 20132 min

Past Events

Sabah and Sulu: Historical Claims, Modern Borders, and Non-State Actors

In February, armed Filipinos seized control of a village in the Malaysian state of Sabah,…

March 19, 20132 min

Commentaries

Does Sabah merit ASEAN’s attention?

The ongoing conflict in Sabah at first seemed something of a farce when followers of…

March 18, 20135 min

Past Events

ASEAN Economic Community Mid Term Report discussion

The 41st ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting (AEM) held in Bangkok in 2009 requested to the…

February 7, 20131 min

Commentaries

Legal process, political mess?

The legal process begun by the Philippines to challenge claims by China to the South…

January 28, 20135 min

Commentaries

The right balance

Everyone’s pivoting to Asia, even Asians. After the Barack Obama administration’s rebalancing and Australia’s white-paper…

January 23, 20135 min

Commentaries

An EU model for ASEAN?

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) continues its move towards greater institutionalization of the…

January 21, 201313 min

Past Events

Annual Members’ Circle 2013

The SIIA's Annual Members’ Circle (AMC) is a closed-door event and kept to around 30-40…

January 17, 20134 min

Commentaries

Singapore and the world, in 2013 and beyond

The optimistic view - if you can call it that - is that crisis will…

January 3, 20136 min