Entitled “Voices from the Region”, ISIS Focus 13 examines the experiences of ASEAN in its fight against COVID-19. This includes the re-evaluation of existing systems, the ensuing policy responses to the pandemic and their implications, as well as the challenges that still remain in Vietnam as ASEAN Chair, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. Two articles, in particular, comment on possible post-pandemic trends within the realms of domestic and regional security, and education. While the previous Special Editions delved into the Malaysian experience, this issue concludes with a previously published Quicktake, an infographic on steps towards the easing of the Movement Control Order (MCO) and its transition strategy.
Contents
A New Abnormal: Rethinking Security amid COVID-19
Three trajectories require our attention as countries across the globe grapple with the coronavirus, writes Elina Noor
Repairing Fault Lines Revealed by COVID-19
This pandemic is an opportunity for ASEAN to make significant changes. Jessica Wau highlights
Has the Pandemic Disrupted Vietnam’s Chairmanship of ASEAN?
As ASEAN Chair, Vietnam has shown a high level of responsiveness to lead the Association in these trying times. Nguyen Vu Tung states
Navigating Through the Storm: What Does COVID-19 Mean for Indonesia’s Regional Agenda?
Andrew W Mantong considers how Indonesia’s regional and global position could be affected by the pandemic
The Philippines and the “New Normal”
The “new normal” demands fundamental changes from the Philippines, remarks Charmaine Misalucha-Willoughby
Thailand’s COVID-19 Crisis and Prospects
The coronavirus is more likely to be a crisis within various crises that beset Thailand, according to Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Cambodia’s COVID-19 Responses: Preventive and Responsive Measures
Charadine Pich looks at Cambodia’s national policies and regional efforts to curb the spread of the virus
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Laos
The measures put in place by the Lao Government to tackle the coronavirus have resulted in positive and negative impacts. Ekto Vongphakdy explains
Myanmar: The COVID-19 Situation Report
How effective is the Naypyitaw in managing the COVID-19 crisis? By Shwe Yee Oo
Teaching in the Age of the “New Normal”
Conventional methods of teaching and learning are shifting and may transform entirely in a post-pandemic world. Farish Noor illustrates
Steps Towards Easing of MCO
Zarina Zainuddin, Puteri Nor Ariane Yasmin and Muhammad Sinatra assess how Malaysia should transition from its Movement Control Order (MCO) period
