Beyond Pandemic Preparedness: Positioning Biosecurity in ASEAN’s Community Vision 2045
Health Resilience and the Recognition of Biological Risks The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Strategic Plan, adopted at the 46th ASEAN Summit
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ASCC 2045: ASEAN’s Food Security and Resilience Amidst Disruptions
In the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Strategic Plan, food security is positioned within a broader agenda of sustainability, inclusivity, and
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Integrating Planetary Health into ASEAN’s 2045 Agenda: A Structural Approach to Regional Resilience
Along with the operationalisation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s Community Vision 2045, the region must navigate an
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ASCC 2045: Road to Gender Equality?
In May 2025, the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 was launched at the 46th ASEAN Leaders’ Summit in Kuala Lumpur. The
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Staying the Course: ASEAN’s Socio-Community and 2026 Sustainable Development Priorities
The vision of building an integrated ASEAN Community anchored on the three community pillars of political-security, economic and socio-cultural communities
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Economic Security and Development in ASEAN — An SDG Goal Review
At almost 60 years since its founding, ASEAN’s ‘success story’ as a regional multilateral organisation is often cited as one
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Nuclear Power and Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia
Growing energy needs, the escalating climate crisis, and the global sustainable development agenda have fuelled renewed interest in and adoption
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Escalating Urban Heat: An Acute Challenge for the Sustainable Development Goals
Urban areas are rapidly expanding; by 2050, 70% of the world’s population is expected to live in cities. This rapid, dense development
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2025 SDG Review: Integrating Governance and Justice in ‘Affordable and Clean Energy’ Goal Indicators
After years of development, the global push to transition to low-carbon energy sources has finally institutionalised the just and inclusive
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Towards 2030: SDGs and the Protection of Labour Migrant Rights
Migration encompasses international and internal migration, regular and irregular migration, and labour migration, in which individuals travel abroad to seek
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