Our strategy and foresight labs offer a platform for countries to unpack ideas and develop strategies on how to manage the unfolding geopolitical and geo-economic new normal. We explore strategic trends and cross-cutting themes that will have a bearing on the evolving new global order.

The labs bring together diverse groups of policy makers, civil society representatives, and academics for interactive workshops as part of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) in Asia’s latest project – Navigating the New Geopolitics of Asia and Global Order of Tomorrow, which puts a special emphasis on the development paths and models of our partner countries in Asia.

Facilitated by an experienced team of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Executive Education programme, participants analyse their country’s position within the regional geopolitical theatre, identify key dynamics and trends and develop scenarios as well as tailored policy options for the future.

Regional labs

Regional Lab 2023: Geopolitics, Geo-economics, and World Order

Regional Lab 2023: Geopolitics, Geo-economics, and World Order

The global economic center of gravity is shifting from the Atlantic to Asia and the broader Indo-Pacific. The Regional Scenario Building Lab brought together experts from all across Asia to connect the dots for how... More

FES Asia Scenario Building and Policy Labs: The First Milestone

FES Asia Scenario Building and Policy Labs: The First Milestone

2021 marked the launch of the new FES Asia geopolitics programme. A key pillar is the FES Asia Strategic Foresight Group, an interdisciplinary network of thought leaders from 20 countries in Asia and Europe. Earlier this... More

Country labs

India in the New Geopolitics of Asia

India in the New Geopolitics of Asia

Great power competition has intensified in the Indo-Pacific region; India is in the centre of these geopolitical and geo-economic push and pulls. Prominent Indian experts and thought leaders convened to explore different... More

Nepal in the New Geopolitics of Asia

Nepal in the New Geopolitics of Asia

Nepal is wedged between two powers: China and India. As great power rivalry spills over in the region, Nepal finds itself increasingly constrained. Prominent experts and thought leaders from across the country gathered... More

Pakistan in the New Geopolitics of Asia

Pakistan in the New Geopolitics of Asia

Pakistani experts convene to analyse major regional and global dynamics at play and provide strategies on how the country can manage geopolitical challenges. More

Mongolia in the New Geopolitics of Asia

Mongolia in the New Geopolitics of Asia

Mongolian experts and thought-leaders analyze the geopolitical and geo-economic dynamics that may shape the country’s future and discuss the strategies on how it can manage these challenges. More

Thailand in the New Geopolitics of Asia

Thailand in the New Geopolitics of Asia

Thailand has a long and demonstrated history of balancing its foreign policy against big powers. But the new geopolitical dynamics of the region present new challenges. Eminent Thai experts and thought leaders convened... More

Bangladesh in the New Geopolitics of Asia

Bangladesh in the New Geopolitics of Asia

Bangladesh is emerging as an important player in Asia’s new geopolitical theatre. FES and its partners invited some of the country’s top thought leaders to the second national foresight and strategy lab to discuss the... More

The Philippines in the New Geopolitics of Asia

The Philippines in the New Geopolitics of Asia

Southeast Asia’s second most populous country is a flashpoint in the new geopolitics and geoeconomics of Asia. Filipino thought leaders and change makers convened for the first FES national geopolitics lab to discuss the... More

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Director, FES Office for Regional Cooperation in Asia

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Senior Programme Manager

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The New Geopolitics of Asia

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