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Penang Peace Dialogue calls for UN revamp, NAM 2.0 in changing world
Jokowi signing The Penang Peace Dialogue board, witnessed by Chow (second from right) and CWC directors, Lee Khai (left) and Winfred Khoo (right). Source: NAC
Jokowi calls for UN 2.0, stronger global cooperation
Former Indonesian president Joko Widodo says global institutions must evolve to meet interconnected conflicts, technological disruption and the realities of a multipolar world.
- Jokowi calls for the United Nations to reform its systems, processes and strategies to respond more effectively to interconnected conflicts and emerging global challenges
- Highlights Southeast Asia’s diversity and coexistence as an example of how different civilisations can turn differences into bridges for dialogue, cooperation and shared prosperity.
- Jokowi warns that AI, automation and digital transformation can either unite or divide societies, stressing that technological progress must be matched by trust, responsibility and human wisdom.
Penang Peace Dialogue: A conversation the world needs now
The PPD brings together an impressive range of international thinkers and contributors. Among those featured are former Indonesian president Joko Widodo, Professor Kishore Mahbubani, Professor Emeritus Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Professor Victor Gao and Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Dato’ Dr Ooi Kee Seng, Dr Peter TC Chang, Dr Wang Sheng-wei, alongside other scholars and public intellectuals.
Bandung revisited: ASEAN and the search for a new global balance
Dato’ Dr Ooi Kee Beng of Penang Institute on ASEAN’s moment of choice, the Bandung legacy and Southeast Asia’s role in a multipolar world
- Bandung 1955 and the continuing relevance of strategic autonomy
- ASEAN’s opportunity to become a stronger pole in the emerging order
- China’s rise, regional cooperation and the possibility of a less hierarchical world
Beyond ASEAN: Can the global peace architecture be rebuilt?
For Jomo Kwame Sundaram, the challenge to peace extends far beyond Southeast Asia. Rising military spending, entrenched power within global institutions and shifting security priorities are making the pursuit of a more peaceful international order increasingly difficult.
- The militarisation of the world today
- Reforming the global institutions a priority
- The difficult road to change for ASEAN
