Insight: COVID-19 Response Ignores Social Context at our Peril
While frantically reading news about COVID-19, I wonder why the voices of social scientists and even public health specialists seem so subdued.
Protecting Human Health in the era of Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities in Southeast Asia
Climate change has previously been described as the “biggest global health threat of the 21st century.” Recently, there have been calls within the global health community to declare a planetary health emergency.
How Safe is ASEAN for Women?
On 11th September 2019, approximately 40 people gathered at SEA-Junction to attend the panel discussion “How Safe is ASEAN for Women?”
A Green Future for Southeast Asia?
On 16th August 2019, 40 people concerned about the future of our world gathered at SEA Junction to attend the Panel Discussion “A Green Future for Southeast Asia?”
Information Wars in Southeast Asia
This event was inspired by Janjira Sombatpoonsiri’s article on “Fake News and Thailand’s Information Wars: How Politicizing Fake News Consolidates Thailand’s Authoritarian Rule”
The Fabric of Being: Textiles, Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Textiles are inextricably linked to our lives, essential to our survival and powerful signifiers of our existence.
Southeast Asia’s Pledge to end Statelessness Gathers Steam
A firm promise to grant citizenship to all born in a country is crucial to halt the cycle of displacement, writes Adam Bemma.
No Evidence of Any ARSA Links to ISIS: Terrorism Expert
Interview of Sidney Jones after her talk on 30 May at SEA Junction on pro-ISIS networks in Southeast Asia by Nyein Nyein and published in the Irrawaddy on 4 June 2019
ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR): Still ‘toothless’ after 10 years? Is there a way forward?
Opinion piece by Charles Hector* shared in the panel on “AICHR @10: A Better Future for Human Rights in ASEAN?” held on 30 April 2019 at SEA Junction