21.05.2025

Inter-Regional Geoeconomic Lab: Adapting Development Models to Geoeconomic Disruptions

Security and economic experts from 20 Asia-Pacific countries convened to assess the impact of the ‘Trump shock’ on regional economies and to explore how development models can be adapted to ongoing geoeconomic disruptions.


Trump Tariffs & ASEAN

Exclusive Interview with Prashanth Parameswaran

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How is Southeast Asia responding to the Trump tariff shock? How can development models adapt to geoeconomic disruptions? And how is Malaysia reacting? ASEAN Wonk mastermind Prashanth Parameswaran explored these questions at the FES Inter-Regional Geoeconomic Lab alongside thought leaders from 20 countries.

Dr. Prashanth Parameswaran is a Fellow at the Wilson Center and the founder of the twice-weekly ASEAN Wonk newsletter on Southeast Asia and Indo-Pacific geopolitics and geoeconomics.


Trump Tariffs & India

Exclusive Interview with Surendar Singh

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What does Trump’s trade war mean for Asia and major economies like India? How might it reshape the development model India has followed for the past 30 years? Surendar Singh unpacks the geoeconomic impact at the FES Inter-Regional Geoeconomic Lab, alongside experts from 20 countries.

Dr. Surendar Singh is Associate Professor (International Business) at the Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities, O.P. Jindal Global University in India.


Thailand stands at a critical crossroads, grappling with economic stagnation and mounting global disruptions. Dr. Somkiat Tangkitvanich of Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) highlights the urgent need to move beyond reactive policymaking and embrace bold, forward-looking reforms to navigate these challenges. Read here.


Coming soon: More interview videos and articles featuring insights from experts across Asia-Pacific countries.

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