The Quad and Southeast Asia: Reception, perception & opportunities
The ISIS Forum on the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, organised in conjunction with the Australian High Commission in Malaysia, zooms in on the implications of the Quad to and in Southeast Asia and ASEAN.
Over two sessions, join us as experts from across the region discuss the strategic and security implications of the Quad, as well as explore opportunities beyond strategic-security dimensions, in areas such as trade, technology, climate change and pandemic mitigation.
Date | 7 September 2021 |
Time | 0930 – 1215 (UTC+8) |
Venue | ISIS.Forum (Via Zoom Webinar) |
Opening remarks
H.E. Dr Justin Lee
High Commissioner of Australia to Malaysia
Mr Shahriman Lockman
Director, Chief Executive’s Office
Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia
Session 1 - Alliance building or like-minded cooperation – Viewing the Quad in Southeast Asia
0940-1050 (UTC+8) : Session 1
Alliance building or like-minded cooperation – Viewing the Quad in Southeast Asia
How have different Southeast Asian stakeholders reacted to the Quad? Join us as experts discuss if members of the Quad have successfully made the case that the grouping is not primarily a securitised alliance against China, and the prospects of ASEAN engaging with the Quad without upsetting its long-cherished stance on non-alignment.
Moderator
Mr Shahriman Lockman
Director, Chief Executive’s Office
Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia
Co-moderator
Mr Muhammad Sinatra
Analyst, Foreign Policy & Security Studies
Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia
Discussants
Ms Hayley Channer
Senior Policy Fellow
Perth USAsia Centre
Australia
Dr Kei Koga
Assistant Professor
Public Policy and Global Affairs Programme
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Singapore
Ms Angeline Tan
Researcher, Foreign Policy & Security Studies
Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia
Professor Dewi Fortuna Anwar
Research Centre for Politics, Indonesian Institute of Sciences;
Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, The Habibie Centre
Indonesia
Session 2 - Beyond Strategic-Security – Opportunities for the Quad
1100-1210 (UTC+8) : Session 2
Beyond Strategic-Security – Opportunities for the Quad
What are the opportunities for the Quad in Southeast Asia beyond strategic security initiatives? Join us as experts discuss if the Quad can and will leverage existing initiatives, like the Blue Dot Network, to tap into the strong regional desire for investment, vaccines, climate change and emerging technology, and other critical needs in the region.
Moderator
Mr Thomas Daniel
Senior Fellow
Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia
Co-moderator
Ms Izzah Ibrahim
Researcher, Foreign Policy & Security Studies
Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia
Discussants
Mr Brad Glosserman
Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Pacific Forum
Deputy Director & Visiting Professor, Center for Rule Making Strategies
Tama University, Japan
Ms Yanitha Meena Louis
Researcher, Foreign Policy & Security Studies
Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia
Mr Julio S Amador III
Founder
The Philippine Strategic Forum (PSF)
Dr Nguyen Hung Son
Vice President
Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam