How can the group of 10 nations remain relevant while facing superpower rivalries, internal divisions, and regional conflicts?

Assistant Professor Marina Kaneti joins us to talk about maritime heritage, exploring the shaping and impact of narratives, and implications for the present and beyond.

Tackling social divisions is the pivotal factor in unlocking the “power within” nations, a concept championed by Professor Amitav Acharya as a more significant determinant of the standing and influence of nations – and therefore the future of world order – than conventional notions of hard or soft power.

Explore the kind of nuanced economic statecraft – and arenas for potential cohesion on the global stage – that can actually help both the international system overall and individual nations within it.