In 2014, Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) celebrate 40 years of Dialogue Partnership. Since becoming ASEAN’s first Dialogue Partner in 1974, the Southeast Asia region has undergone enormous change. It is now home to some of the world’s fastest growing economies, new participatory democracies, and multilateral challenges such as health pandemics, people-smuggling and cross-border environmental risks. To manage these increasing regional complexities, ASEAN is now central to a range of process – the East Asia Summit, the ASEAN Regional Forum and the ASEAN Plus Three – that engage not only Australia but also major powers, including China, Japan, Russia and the United States.
But how well do Australians know ASEAN? And do we understand the potential the Australia-ASEAN relationship holds for navigating a century of dynamic change in our region?
To help us better understand the role that ASEAN plays in regional affairs – and the value of Australia’s Dialogue Partnership with ASEAN – Deakin University and Asialink have assembled an expert panel for this public discussion. Panel members – former Secretary-General of ASEAN, Rodolfo Severino, Associate Professor Tan See Seng and Dr Avery Poole, together with Chair, Professor Baogang He– will consider the 40-year evolution of the Australia-ASEAN Dialogue Partnership and its future prospects as Australians contemplate their place the ‘Asian Century’.
| Date: | Wednesday, 10 July |
| Time: | 6:15pm for 6:30-8:00pm |
| Location: | Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne (Swanston Street, opposite Melbourne University super tram stop) |
| Registration: | Register here |
Speakers
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| Dr Avery Poole, The University of Melbourne | Associate Professor See Seng Tan, | Rodolfo C.Severino, |
Event Chair
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| Professor Baogang He, Deakin University |
