COVID-19 in Asia: Navigating Geopolitical Risks amid Unprecedented Disruptions

CSIS-GRIPS-RSIS Webinar

“COVID-19 in Asia: Navigating Geopolitical Risks
amid Unprecedented Disruptions”

By

Professor Mely Caballero-Anthony

Professor of International Relations, and

Head, Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies,

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Discussants

Dr Philips Vermonte

Executive Director,

Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia

Associate Professor Sanae Suzuki

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences,

The University of Tokyo

Chairperson

Mr Kwa Chong Guan

Senior Fellow,
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies


Welcome Remarks by Ambassador Ong Keng Yong,
Executive Deputy Chairman, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Tuesday, 18 August 2020
3.30 – 5.00 pm (UTC+8)

Note:

The CSIS-GRIPS-RSIS Webinar will be conducted via Zoom Webinar. Webinar ID and Password will be sent via email to registrants one working day before the event.

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Abstract

In what is now regarded as a global crisis like no other, COVID-19 has rapidly brought on untold suffering to millions of people across the world and has significantly challenged global peace and security. In the Indo-Pacific region, states have had to confront not only the mounting threats to health and economic security, but also heightened major power rivalry and geopolitical risks. This webinar examines the implications of these multifaceted threats to regional order and draws out the imperatives for multilateralism and global governance.

About the Speaker

Mely Caballero-Anthony is Professor and Head of the Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her research interests include global governance, multilateralism in the Asia-Pacific, non-traditional security and ASEAN regionalism. She has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and international presses. Her latest books include: Negotiating Governance on Non-Traditional Security in Southeast Asia and Beyond (New York: Columbia University Press, 2018). She has held appointments in international institutions, serving as member of the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters (2013-2017) and as Chair in 2016; and as Director of External Relations of the ASEAN Secretariat (2011-2012).