Programs & Projects

The Southeast Asia Program
The Southeast Asia Program aims to explain the latest developments in this vital region, inform and influence policymakers, and help build connections across countries and sectors. At a time of intensifying great-power competition in the region, it is more important than ever to understand the diverse nations of Southeast Asia in their own right and how they interact with each other and outside states. We organise regular events, roundtables and online engagements with leading policymakers and experts focusing on Southeast Asia. We also contribute to the Lowy Institute’s core research publications.
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Latest publications
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Director, Southeast Asia Program
Director of Research
Lowy Institute Lead Economist; Director, Indo-Pacific Development Centre
Senior Fellow, Southeast Asia Program
Research Fellow, Southeast Asia Program
Nonresident Fellow

Podcasts
Conversations: Vietnam’s foreign policy outlook
In this episode of Conversations, Susannah Patton, Director of the Lowy Institute’s Southeast Asia Program, talks with Dr Nguyen Hung Son, Vice President of the Diplomatic…

Podcasts
Malaysian politics after the election - what to expect from Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim?
In this episode of Conversations, Susannah Patton talks to Amrita Malhi about the political outlook for Malaysia following the November general election.

Podcasts
Conversations: The South China Sea - Has the United States lost to China?
Susannah Patton talks to Greg Poling, Director of the Southeast Asia Program and Director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and…

Commentary
Time for talk is over: Australia must take a greater role in tackling Myanmar crisis
Originally published in The Australian.

Podcasts
Lowy Institute Conversations: Nathan Law on exile, China and the struggle for democracy in Hong Kong
In this episode of Lowy Institute Conversations, Director of the Southeast Asia Program Ben Bland sits down with Nathan Law to discuss exile, China’s repressive policies and the…

Commentary
Jokowi’s contradictions and the struggle to remake Indonesia
Originally published in The Jakarta Post.

Podcasts
Lowy Institute Conversations: Aye Min Thant and Melissa Crouch on the coup in Myanmar
In this episode of Lowy Institute Conversations, Ben Bland, Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Lowy Institute, sits down with Aye Min Thant and Melissa Crouch to…
Pagination
Antara News
21 August 2023
Tempo
17 August 2023
The Star (Malaysia)
10 August 2023
South China Morning Post
9 August 2023
South China Morning Post
2 August 2023
The Guardian
5 June 2023
Pagination