Research on ASEAN centrality, Southeast Asian trade and connectivity, maritime security, and Pakistan's engagement with the region.
The Centre for ASEAN Studies is one of the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies' (IPDS) constituent centres of study, established to build sustained research capacity on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations — a ten-member bloc whose consensus-based diplomacy sits at the centre of Indo-Pacific great-power competition.
The Centre's work will track ASEAN's regional architecture and centrality, trade and connectivity initiatives including RCEP and the ASEAN Economic Community, maritime security questions including the South China Sea, and Pakistan's dialogue, trade and outreach relationships with Southeast Asian states.
As a newly launched centre within IPDS — an autonomous, non-partisan think-and-do tank headquartered in Islamabad — it is building out its research agenda and welcomes researchers, practitioners and Southeast Asia-focused scholars interested in contributing.
How ASEAN's consensus-based institutions navigate great-power competition while pursuing deeper regional integration.
RCEP, the ASEAN Economic Community, and the realignment of Indo-Pacific supply chains and connectivity infrastructure.
Territorial disputes, freedom-of-navigation questions, and the security postures of individual ASEAN member states.
Dialogue partnerships, trade linkages and Pakistan's diplomatic outreach to Southeast Asia.
Peer-reviewed and institute research relevant to this Centre's mandate.
Bamboo Diplomacy: Vietnam's Strategy of Resilience and Flexibility in a Multipolar World →
Peer-reviewed analysis of Vietnam's networked-multilateralism approach within ASEAN and beyond.
Journal of Peace & Diplomacy
ASEAN and the South China Sea →
IPDS analysis of territorial disputes and freedom-of-navigation questions in the South China Sea.
IPDS Insights
Current-affairs coverage from IPDS's sister outlet, The Diplomatic Insight.
ASEAN Marks 59th Anniversary in Islamabad, Highlights Peace, Prosperity and Ties with Pakistan →
ASEAN's diplomatic corps in Islamabad on the bloc's anniversary and its ties with Pakistan.
The Diplomatic Insight
ASEAN's Enduring Relevance in a Shifting Global Geopolitical Landscape →
How ASEAN sustains its convening role amid intensifying US-China competition in the Indo-Pacific.
The Diplomatic Insight
For research collaboration, media enquiries, or to propose a contribution to the Centre's work, get in touch with the IPDS research desk.