The transboundary haze in Southeast Asia is a perennial issue. In the SIIA Haze Outlook 2020 report, the researchers looked at three factors (weather, peat and people) to assess the risk of transboundary haze in Southeast Asia during the coming dry season. Unusually hot and dry...
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended lives globally and exacerbated geopolitical tensions. With the US questioning globalisation and retreating from multilateral institutions and growing concerns about China’s global aspiration, how are ASEAN countries navigating these developments amid the coronavirus pandemic? Find out more in the interview...
The risk of severe transboundary haze is amber this year. In addition to weather conditions, which usually are the biggest contributing fact to severe transboundary haze, the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit Indonesia as hard as anywhere else in the world, presents an additional fire...
The risk of severe transboundary haze this year is moderate, according to the latest Haze Outlook report by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA). The dry season is expected to be milder than last year. However, the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is...
As the world battles with COVID-19, climate change and sustainability project may be perceived as “luxury”. This is a misperception. “Green finance helps ensure capital is being channeled into projects that build up climate resilience and promote sustainable development in the long term,” Chen Chen Lee,...
ASEAN has always endeavoured to maintain a neutral stance between China and the USA. Taking sides in the midst of great power rivalry does not bode well for smaller and middle powers that share economic and security ties with both the USA and China. In this...
ASEAN countries have taken different measures to address the COVID-19 pandemic, but have been criticised for the lack of coordinated response as a regional bloc. On the ASEAN virtual summit held in April to tackle the pandemic together, Jessica Wau, Assistant Director (ASEAN) at the...
"The two countries (Singapore and China) have been friends for many years and have gone through good times and difficult situations. This spirit of cooperation and friendship can be the foundation for cooperation at this time,” said SIIA Chairman, Associate Professor Simon Tay, when asked about...
Kick-starting the world’s economy after COVID-19 would not be easy, especially when tensions between the US and China still run high. For the economy to recover, Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs is of the view that global cooperation with both...
On Monday, 20 April 2020, Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman of the SIIA, spoke with PBS Thailand, on a range of COVID-19 related topics. In the interview, Associate Professor Tay reinforced the need for ASEAN for work together to combat COVID-19 successfully. Watch it here...