ASEAN’s Myanmar Response Three Years and Counting

MYANMAR STUDIES PROGRAMME

About the Webinar

ISEAS Myanmar Studies Programme invites three expert analysts to discuss how the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has responded to the multi-faceted crisis in Myanmar catalysed after the Myanmar military deposed the civilian National League for Democracy government in a coup on 1 February 2021. Limited by the bounds of regional diplomacy as its primary means of intervention, ASEAN has sought various ways to address the challenges faced by Myanmar people since the coup and to bring about a cessation of violence. However, three years and counting after the coup, violence has escalated and intensified, while differing sentiments within ASEAN influence the grouping’s engagement with different political stakeholders in and outside Myanmar. Spillover effects of the crisis in Myanmar are increasingly felt by neighbouring countries in the region, causing more concern for regional stability and security. Three years and counting after the 2021 coup in Myanmar, the relevance of ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus on Myanmar is under scrutiny, as are concerns on ASEAN’s future steps regarding the Myanmar crisis, amidst shifting geopolitical and regional trends, changes in leadership in several ASEAN states, and the Myanmar military regime’s intent to convene general elections in 2025.

About the Speaker

Sharon Seah is a Senior Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore, where she concurrently serves as Coordinator of the ASEAN Studies Centre and the Climate Change in Southeast Asia Programme.

Lina Alexandra is currently the Head of the Department of International Relations, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), in Jakarta.

Lilianne Fan is the Joint Head of Secretariat of the Malaysian Advisory Group on Myanmar.

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