26/11/2024 - ASEAN in the 21st Century: From Regional Alliance to Global Stakeholder
Where does the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) currently stand with global challenges related to security, climate and changing geopolitics? Can the European Union take a stronger position in cooperation with ASEAN countries? And how might the US presidential election's outcome play out across the Indo-Pacific?
WHEN:
26 November 2024, 17:00
WHERE:
MUP Prague-Strašnice building, Dubečská 900/10, Room no. 205
GUESTS:
H. E. Eduardo Martin R. Meñez – Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines
Mr Meñez has been previously assigned to Philippine foreign service posts in the Netherlands, Iran and Japan and was part of the Philippine Mission to the United Nations in New York. He was awarded the National Council for United Nations Peace Operations (NCUNPO) Award in 2014 for his valuable contribution to Philippine participation in UN Peace operations.
Dr. Martin Petlach – Head of Department of Area Studies, Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Mendel University
Dr. Petlach works as an Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics, and his research interests encompass Southeast Asian and European politics and elections. His book on Malaysian democracy was issued in 2019. He also tutors diplomacy and diplomatic protocol.
Dr. Aleš Karmazin – Assistant professor, Department of Asian Studies, MUP
Dr. Karmazin‘s areas of expertise include the development of international order, Chinese domestic and foreign policy, Indian foreign policy, and international relations and security in the Indo-Pacific.
MODERATOR:
Zdenka P. Kyselova – Assistant, Department of Asian Studies, MUP
