Join us on 12 August for a joint CAG - ARI public lecture on “Jumping Boats: InterAsian Wealth-making and Social Protection after Globalization.” For more details and to register: lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/cag/events/d...
Centre on Asia and Globalisation
@caglkyspp.bsky.social
The Centre on Asia and Globalisation (CAG) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, conducts in-depth policy research on strategic developments in the Asia-Pacific and beyond.
🔊 We're hiring! The Centre on Asia and Globalisation is looking for two qualified and motivated individuals to join our research team: • Research Fellow: lnkd.in/eKvMVSGD • Postdoctoral Fellow: lnkd.in/ekjK-QMi Application deadline: August 21, 2026
Over the past quarter, @caglkyspp.bsky.social underwent leadership changes and our team has also been busy with new research and events on regional security, economic security, and geopolitics. Check it all out here: lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/docs/default...
@caglkyspp.bsky.social is delighted to welcome Chuin Wei Yap as a Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow. He brings deep networks in government and industry, and will guide our research on regional security, geopolitics, and economic security. Welcome aboard, Chuin Wei! 🎉
In the latest China-India Brief, Dr Constantino Xavier unpacks whether China and India can move towards closer cooperation to address shared structural challenges across South Asia. #cib269 Read the full issue here: lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/docs/default...
In the latest China-India Brief, Dr David Scott examines how the Dalai Lama succession could reshape China and India’s strategic competition across Buddhist Asia. #cib269 Read the full issue here: lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/docs/default...
📢 New paper for Asia policy: "The Geoeconomic Statecraft of Small and Middle Powers amid Great-Power Rivalry: Singapore's Leverage and Challenges" CAG's Chin-Hao Huang, Ni (Scarlet) Xu & Mae Chow show how Singapore turns state constraints into strategic assets. 🔗 www.nbr.org/publication/...
Building Geoeconomic Toolkits: Asia-Pacific Middle Powers in an Era of Strategic Competition | The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)
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📢 New White Paper! @drmagomez.bsky.social compares how the recent US ban on Anthropic's Fable 5/Mythos 5 risks falling into the same trap as the 1990s Crypto Wars — when encryption export controls hurt US competitiveness and boosted foreign alternatives. www.hinrichfoundation.com/research/wp/...
US and Anthropic clash over AI governance echoes Crypto Wars | White paper | Hinrich Foundation
The US ban on Anthropic’s latest model in June, though eventually lifted, risk repeating history's mistakes rather than protecting US interests.
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📹 Missed our panel discussion on critical minerals & strategic autonomy in Southeast Asia? Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNTe... Featuring voices from #CounterpointSEA Issue 19! Read the full issue: lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/docs/default... #CriticalMinerals #CSA19
[CSA Series] Can SEA Safeguard Strategic Autonomy in Critical Minerals as US–China Rivalry Deepens?
YouTube video by Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKY School)
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#CounterpointSEA Issue 19 is out now! 📘 Can Southeast Asia Safeguard Strategic Autonomy in Critical Minerals as US-China Rivalry Deepens? Featuring essays by Vlado Vivoda, Trissia Wijaya, and Angela Tritto. Full issue: lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/docs/default...
Join us on 27 August for the S.T. Lee Distinguished Lecture featuring Mary Elise Sarotte, Professor of Global Affairs (@yale.edu). The event will be chaired by Chin-Hao Huang, Director of @caglkyspp.bsky.social and Assoc Professor at LKYSPP. More info & Register: lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/cag/events/d...
On 25 August, Prof Cheng-Chwee Kuik (UKM) will be at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy to discuss his new book, "Theorizing Hedging: Explaining Shifts and Variations in Alignment Choices." Register for the talk here: lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/cag/events/d...
On 21 July, CAG hosted a panel discussion on "APEC China 2026: Key Updates and Developments." The panel provided updates on the APEC China 2026 agenda, and examined priorities for economic cooperation, digital development, and business facilitation across the region.
Join us on 12 August for a joint CAG - ARI public lecture on “Jumping Boats: InterAsian Wealth-making and Social Protection after Globalization.” For more details and to register: lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/cag/events/d...
Out Now!📖 New book chapter by Research Assistant Mae Chow (CAG) & Asst Prof Sarah Teo (RSIS, NTU) examines #ASEAN's evolving role in Southeast Asia's #maritime order. Published in Regional Maritime Security Outlook, edited by Geoffrey Till, Jane Chan & De Xian Chong. t.co/icVmiXIVer
📢 New on ASEANFocus: "Small States, Big Stakes: ASEAN's Narrowing Space for Collective Agency" As US-China rivalry deepens, Senior Research Fellow Denis Hew argues #ASEAN must deepen integration & strengthen institutions to safeguard its collective agency. fulcrum.sg/aseanfocus/s...
Small States, Big Stakes: ASEAN’s Narrowing Space for Collective Agency | FULCRUM
Denis Hew examines how geopolitical rivalry and economic coercion are reshaping the Indo-Pacific, arguing that ASEAN must deepen regional integration and strengthen its institutions to preserve its…
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#CounterpointSEA Issue 19 is out now! 📘 Can Southeast Asia Safeguard Strategic Autonomy in Critical Minerals as US-China Rivalry Deepens? Featuring essays by Vlado Vivoda, Trissia Wijaya, and Angela Tritto. Full issue: lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/docs/default...
[Event Update] Dr Karryl Trajano is no longer able to join our 14 July Counterpoint Indo-Pacific webinar due to unforeseen circumstances. We're pleased to welcome Dr Shaleen Khanal to the panel. See you online on 14 July. Info & Registration: lnkd.in/gZ_7PSVr
Artificial Intelligence: strategic enabler or source of instability for the Indo-Pacific? Join our CIP webinar as we unpack AI's impact on competition, governance, and security in the region. Time: 4.00 pm- 5.30 pm, 14 July Register: nus-sg.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #IndoPacificSecurity #AI
AI in the Indo-Pacific: A Path to Gains or Instability? Join our online discussion on 14 July for insights from MichaelRaska, Karryl Trajano, Mark Manantan and Max Cappuccio. The event will be moderated by @drmagomez.bsky.social (CAG). #CIP2 More info & Register: lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/cag/events/d...
A new East Asia Forum article by Denis Hew explores how ASEAN must recalibrate its economic security as openness and integration face growing strain from geopolitical and economic pressures. eastasiaforum.org/2026/07/02/r...
Recalibrating ASEAN’s economic security in a fractured world
In an increasingly fragmented world, ASEAN must recalibrate its economic security policy towards active, people-centred resilience and more transformative and effective implementation.
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In the latest China-India Brief, Rajesh Basrur unpacks how Cold War thinking continues to shape India and China's nuclear modernisation and the risks this poses for strategic stability. #cib268 Read the full issue here: lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/docs/default...
In the latest China-India Brief, Brian Wong (@HKU) examines Ambassador Doraiswami’s role in China–India relations. #cib268 Read the full issue here: lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/docs/default...
In the latest episode of #AIP, Senior Research Fellow Denis Hew spoke with Mirza Sadaqat Huda, Senior Research Fellow at ODI Global about the ongoing Middle East Conflict and implications for Southeast Asia's #Energy Security. Watch the full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppl-...
ASEAN in Practice: Episode 15 - Shockwaves from the Middle East Conflict
YouTube video by Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKY School)
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AI in the Indo-Pacific: A Path to Gains or Instability? Join our online discussion on 14 July for insights from MichaelRaska, Karryl Trajano, Mark Manantan and Max Cappuccio. The event will be moderated by @drmagomez.bsky.social (CAG). #CIP2 More info & Register: lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/cag/events/d...
Join us on 21 July for a panel on APEC China 2026. Featuring Eduardo Pedrosa (APEC), Kaewkamol Karen Pitakdumrongkit (PECC), and Christopher Tan (CTI Singapore), the panel will unpack emerging priorities and what they mean for regional cooperation. lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/cag/events/d...
In the latest episode of the AIP podcast series, Senior Research Fellow Denis Hew spoke with Barrett Bingley, the Asia Regional Director for the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada about Canada's growing engagement with Southeast Asia. Watch the full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGpo...
ASEAN in Practice: Episode 14 - Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada
YouTube video by Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKY School)
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Can Southeast Asia safeguard strategic autonomy in critical minerals as US-China rivalry deepens? Join our online #CounterpointSEA panel discussion on 25 June for insights from Angela Tritto,Vlado Vivoda, and Trissia Wijaya. #CSA19 lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/cag/events/d...
China-India Brief 267 is out. This edition features Agnieszka Nitza-Makowska (@TartuAsiaCentre) on implications of #Pakistan’s mediating role for China-India dynamics, and Ariful Haque (CAG) on Bangladesh’s evolving relations with China and India. #cib267 Full issue: bit.ly/cib267
In the latest episode of the AIP podcast series, Senior Research Fellow Denis Hew spoke with Lynette Tan, the CEO of Space Faculty about Singapore and the region's future in the space economy. Watch the full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkgv...
ASEAN in Practice: Episode 13 - Stargazing Southeast Asia: S'pore, ASEAN and the New Space Economy
YouTube video by Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKY School)
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On 20 May, we were pleased to welcome Dr Alfred Gerstl from @ceias-eu.bsky.social . His talk, “Adjusting to a Great Power Order: De-Risking and Hedging as Pragmatic Strategies for the European Union and ASEAN,” examined the prospects for EU-ASEAN cooperation amid intensifying Sino-US rivalry.
In the latest China-India Brief, Neeraj Singh Manhas moves beyond confrontational narratives in China–India critical minerals policy and engagement, proposing a more cooperative, mutually beneficial path forward. #cib266 Read the full issue here: lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/docs/default...