Thank you to those who attended the launch of our Maritime Affairs publication 'Assessing Southeast Asia’s Maritime Governance Priorities'. Joining us to discuss their papers was Thu Nguyen Hoang Anh Ivy 아이비 and Fikry A. Rahman, moderated by Kate Clayton
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OUT NOW | Blue Security Issue 5: Assessing Southeast Asia’s Maritime Governance Priorities. Early career researchers from Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore & Thailand explore key maritime governance priorities and challenges. latrobe.edu.au/__data/assets/…

NEW Blue Security AMTI article for the new year.
'Assessing Vietnam’s Maritime Governance Capacity: Priorities and Challenges' by Thu Nguyen Hoang Anh.
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Vietnam’s central government is prioritizing maritime governance, but Thu Nguyen Hoang Anh writes that it faces challenges ranging from territorial disputes to resource shortfalls. The final installment of the Blue Security series: cs.is/48PEgxt

🔍 Meet Thu Nguyen Hoang Anh, one of our Young Leaders at Pacific Forum.

With a rich academic background in International Relations and Transnational Governance, Thu's research interests are as diverse as they are insightful. Follow her journey with us!

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Thu Nguyen Hoang Anh: Sea robbery in the Singapore Strait continues to evolve. As a result, it is imperative that the region’s littoral states conduct more frequent patrols and surveillance.
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I graduated from European University Institute with a MA in Transnational Governance!
📍Next stop: National University of Singapore, PhD in Public Policy program

Join us for “Pressing Security Concerns in Southeast Asia: Next Generation Perspectives” on June 20 (3:30PM HST/9:30PM ET) & June 23 (8AM HST/2PM ET) via Zoom. Young Leaders will identify the top threats and challenges in Southeast Asia.

Register here: bit.ly/se-asia-next-g…

Kicking off the Blue Security ‘Assessing Asia’s Maritime Governance Capability’ Singapore workshop with John Bradford Bec Strating Troy Lee-Brown Peter J. Dean Blake Herzinger and Tara Davenport 🌊

Sea Control 409 - 'When UNCLOS was opened for signatures on December 10, 1982, Vietnam was also among the first ... countries to sign the convention.' Thu Nguyen Hoang Anh and Jared W Samuelson dive into Vietnam's history with UNCLOS. #WriteFightWin sea-control.simplecast.com/episodes/sea-c…

2023 marks the fiftieth year of Japan-ASEAN relations. In my latest piece for the Lowy Institute, I analysed the role of Japan in addressing non-traditional maritime security challenges, namely piracy and IUU fishing, in Southeast Asia. You can find the full article here:

Happy to share some thoughts on the importance of UNCLOS to Vietnam. Many thanks to the Blue Security and the ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute for giving me this opportunity!

My latest piece for The Lowy Institute on Vietnam's fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing:

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Glad to share my latest article on piracy in Southeast Asia! In this article, I point out the limitations of current piracy law and implementation practices. Revising law and enhancing domestic implementation, therefore, would be a good start to better combat piracy.

Latin America has recently been designated a new destination for the Belt and Road Initiative’s growing ambit. What are the implications for countries in the region?
Check out the analysis co-authored by Lucas Chiodi and me: blogs.eui.eu/latin-american…

I wrote a piece for International Policy Digest discussing policies to combat misleading information and terrorist propaganda.
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Is the pandemic a bane or a boon for the fight against rising sea levels of small island developing states?
In my latest article for East Asia Forum, I argue that it can be a boon if policymakers learn lessons from COVID-19 to develop an action plan to combat rising sea levels.

What made Kenneth Waltz a 'Realist' and why was his form of realism 'Neo'?

Time to #KeepRealismReal

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The ASEAN Leaders' Meeting took place at the #ASEAN Secretariat today, presided by Brunei Darussalam - ASEAN Chair 2021. All member states discussed about ASEAN Community building, external affairs & regional developments. More on the Chairman's Statement: bit.ly/ALM_ChairState…

The coup in Myanmar poses the greatest challenge for ASEAN in the bloc's post-Cold War history—but not in the way you might think. I wrote about the coup as an unprecedented threat to the centrality of ASEAN in the region’s diplomatic architecture: iiss.org/blogs/analysis….