Region | Indonesia and Southeast Asia

Map of Southeast Asia including Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Timor Leste and the Philippines.

Griffith University is aligned with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and committed to tackling global challenges around partnerships for the goals.

View our expert commentary and informed analysis on the latest developments in Southeast Asia.

The battle begins for the shape of the post-COVID world

In this feature essay, Griffith Asia Institute Industry Fellow Rowan Callick provides a roadmap to the more cogent sources of analysis and sets out early insights into what the post-COVID-19 world might look like, particularly from Australia’s vantage point in the Indo-Pacific. Read More

COVID-19 and South East Asia: the week that was

COVID-19 is dominating news headlines and social media feeds globally. Each week the Griffith Asia Institute explores aspects of South East Asia’s COVID-19 response to provide regular snapshots on how countries in the region are experiencing and reacting to the pandemic. Read More

COVID-19 and South East Asia: the week that was

Weekly snapshots from the region present an opportunity for Australia and Southeast Asian nations to keep watch of each other, and to learn from shared experiences. In this update we look back on the week that was, Monday 23 to Sunday 29 March 2020. Read More

Regional wrap

The past fortnight drove home the rather surreal realisation that we’re living in unprecedented times. Never before, at least in the living memory of today’s… Read More

Remembering Professor Aileen Baviera

One of the true privileges of my role at the Griffith Asia Institute is working with some of the most distinguished and impressive scholars across… Read More

Australia-Philippines: Prolonged partners

Canberra and Manila can draw on what is approaching 75 years of diplomatic relations to respond to regional challenges and enhance cooperation. The announcement… Read More

Cambodia holds China close despite coronavirus

SOVINDA PO | Cambodia-China bilateral relations remain strong during the COVID-19 pandemic. The MS Westerdam cruise ship — with 1455 passengers and 802… Read More

Regional wrap

The coronavirus crisis, or what might be more aptly described as the coronavirus pandemic, has become the most definitive phenomenon this year whose second… Read More

Side effects: Covid-19 allows India a chance to lend Myanmar a hand

The Indian Air Force last week evacuated 112 people stranded in Wuhan, one of several operations by India to the the Chinese… Read More

Regional wrap

Change is the only constant in life they say—this holds even more true for politics. The past fortnight witnessed yet another demonstration of how dynamic… Read More

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Our research focuses on the trade and business, politics, governance, security, economies and development of the Asia Pacific and their significance for Australia. Griffith University is committed to advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across the region.