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ASEAN/Myanmar – ASEAN’s Myanmar dilemma (East Asia Forum)

Barry Desker, RSIS Despite the sound and fury from political leaders in Washington and London opposing the February 2021 Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) coup, Western states...

(USA/China/Asia Pacific) US-China tensions: Implications for the Asia-Pacific (Chatham House)

Participants Bilahari Kausikan, Former Permanent Secretary, Foreign Ministry, Singapore Charles Freeman, Senior Vice President for Asia, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Yu Jie, Senior Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme,...

International Trade/Multilateralism – International trade in 2021: Can multilateralism be revived? (Chatham House)

Participants Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director, International Trade Centre Ambassador Stephen de Boer, Canadian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization Chair: Marianne Schneider-Petsinger, Senior Research Fellow,...

USA – US soft power inextricably linked to global recovery (Chatham House)

Bruce Stokes To reassert and sustain its role as a driving force in the global economy, America has to accept politically tough decisions at home...

Digital Governance/Smaller States – Digital governance must not marginalize smaller states (Chatham House)

Kate Jones For effective and inclusive digital governance, multi-stakeholderism must raise its game. https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/05/digital-governance-must-not-marginalize-smaller-states

Middle East/Women – Women and power in the Middle East (Chatham House)

In a series exploring women in international affairs, Alanoud Alsharekh and Azadeh Pourzand speak to Gitika Bhardwaj about the evolution of women’s rights across...

South Korea/North Korea/USA – Moon must keep Biden firmly focused on North Korea (Chatham House)

John Nilsson-Wright Vaccines are the big issue at the US-South Korea summit, but Moon Jae-in must cultivate a personal rapport with Joe Biden to keep...

Venezuela – Reforming Venezuela’s oil and gas sector (Chatham House)

Igor Hernández, José La Rosa Reyes An analysis of competing fiscal, contractual and institutional regimes https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/05/reforming-venezuelas-oil-and-gas-sector

Canada/Palestine – Will Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau finally keep his word? (Al Jazeera)

Andrew Mitrovica A few years ago Trudeau called for healing Palestinian children. Today, he appears to have forgotten his own words. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/23/will-canadas-pm-justin-trudeau-finally-keep-his-word

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