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Enhancing America’s Reservoir of Goodwill in Southeast Asia

2017 marks the 40th anniversary of U.S.-ASEAN relations, but the countries that make up the dynamic, stable, and increasingly wealthy ASEAN alliance share anxieties over the possibility of U.S. disengagement from the region. As confidence in a sustained American commitment to ASEAN diminishes, and China’s influence in the region continues to grow, join us to explore what’s next for both sides with leading expert on Asian and global affairs Professor Kishore Mahbubani and President Obama’s top Asia advisor Daniel Russel. They will discuss how the U.S. — an architect and guarantor of the post-World War II global order — can restore its global standing by reasserting its engagement in the Asia-Pacific region.

SPEAKERS: 

Kishore Mahbubani is Dean and Professor in the Practice of Public Policy of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. Prior to his current position he served in Singapore’s Foreign service for over 30 years and has twice served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations. He is the author of several books including The Great Convergence: Asia, the West, and the Logic of One World (2013), and his latest with co-author Jeffery Sng titledThe ASEAN Miracle: A Catalyst for Peace (2017).

Daniel Russel is Diplomat in Residence and Senior Fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service at the U.S. Department of State, he served until recently as the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Prior to his appointment as Assistant Secretary, he served at the White House as Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council’s Senior Director for Asian Affairs. During his tenure there, he helped formulate President Obama’s strategic rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region.

 











When: Wed., Oct. 11, 2017 at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Ave.
212-288-6400
Price: Students/Seniors $30; General $40
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2017 marks the 40th anniversary of U.S.-ASEAN relations, but the countries that make up the dynamic, stable, and increasingly wealthy ASEAN alliance share anxieties over the possibility of U.S. disengagement from the region. As confidence in a sustained American commitment to ASEAN diminishes, and China’s influence in the region continues to grow, join us to explore what’s next for both sides with leading expert on Asian and global affairs Professor Kishore Mahbubani and President Obama’s top Asia advisor Daniel Russel. They will discuss how the U.S. — an architect and guarantor of the post-World War II global order — can restore its global standing by reasserting its engagement in the Asia-Pacific region.

SPEAKERS: 

Kishore Mahbubani is Dean and Professor in the Practice of Public Policy of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. Prior to his current position he served in Singapore’s Foreign service for over 30 years and has twice served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations. He is the author of several books including The Great Convergence: Asia, the West, and the Logic of One World (2013), and his latest with co-author Jeffery Sng titledThe ASEAN Miracle: A Catalyst for Peace (2017).

Daniel Russel is Diplomat in Residence and Senior Fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service at the U.S. Department of State, he served until recently as the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Prior to his appointment as Assistant Secretary, he served at the White House as Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council’s Senior Director for Asian Affairs. During his tenure there, he helped formulate President Obama’s strategic rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region.

 

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