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The Southeast Asia Global Relations Outlook provides an overview of the trends that have shaped the region’s relations with global powers, as well as the domestic challenges and shifts that will determine the region’s strategic approach to navigating geopolitical and economic tensions in 2025. The report explores Malaysia’s priorities as ASEAN Chairman this year, as […]

The Institute’s Policy White Paper, in collaboration with the Thailand Environmental Institute (TEI) and Rangsit University Faculty of Law, explores Right to Repair (R2R) in Thailand and sets out recommendations for creating a robust R2R policy environment in the country. The Paper also discusses the history of R2R movement and legislation around the world, highlighting […]

ASEAN’s Digital Economy Framework Agreement is inseparable from ASEAN’s own modern history of self-determination amid great-power competition. Like ASEAN itself, DEFA is likely to matter less for what it does, and more for what it is: a member-state driven attempt to transform Southeast Asia from a site of great-power rivalry into a centre in its […]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is projected to generate considerable economic and social value in Southeast Asia. By 2030, AI adoption could improve the region’s total gross domestic product (GDP) by between 13 and 18 percent, a value nearing US$1 trillion.[1] Buoyed by a burgeoning digital economy and a young, tech-savvy demographic, AI can play a major […]

With the Global Fraud Summit (March 2024) as context, the Southeast Asia Public Policy Institute has published a Policy State of Play looking at the state of fraud and scams in Southeast Asia with a focus on policies and initiatives to stop online fraud. You can also find below a short summary of the briefing. […]