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AASYP Review 2019

10 young thought leaders give their take on the challenges and opportunities of ASEAN-Australia cooperation. Edited by Đăng Đạo Nguyễn and Jesse Elias Christian, designed by Lee Bing Tan.

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Message from the Editors

The inaugural edition of the AASYP Review: Towards a Flourishing ASEAN-Australia Relationship: Youth Perspectives, has three primary areas of focus, all of which were deemed to be of considerable importance in the ASEAN-Australia space. The perspectives and solutions offered in the AASYP, we believe are unique, in that they represent those of young people from a myriad of backgrounds, cultures, and languages, coming together with a common cause.

It is the collective ambition of the team behind the AASYP Review that this publication will serve as a number of functions. Firstly, the AASYP Review aims to provide a platform in which the youth can voice their opinions on issues relating to politics, economics and regional collaboration and be heard.

Secondly, through mutual discussion and interregional dialogue, the AASYP review intends to build the mutual knowledge and understanding of ASEAN and Australia throughout the region. Finally, the AASYP review offers the unique insights and input of young people within the region into the ASEAN-Australia Policy space, whilst advocating for greater regional and interregional cooperation for purposes of mutual advancement.

It is our most profound desire that you, the reader, derive some kind of benefit as a result of reading this book, and come to acknowledge the power, and untapped potential of regional youth in facilitating deeper and more meaningful collaboration in ASEAN and Australian.

– Đăng Đạo Nguyễn and Jesse Elias Christian

Contributors

Đăng Đạo Nguyễn

Co-Editor-In-Chief

Dao Nguyen is a Masters student majoring in Politics and Society. Dao is also a junior researcher with a think tank of the Vietnamese government and an Ambassador of the United Nations in ASEAN and Asia-Pacific.

Jesse Elias Christian

Co-Editor-In-Chief

Jesse Elias Christian was the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the 2019 AASYP Review, following a year of service as the Deputy Director of the AASYP Publications Team. Jesse’s background lies in business and design, which he studied at the Queensland University of Technology.

LeeBing Tan

Graphic Designer

Lee Bing is freelance graphic designer and a recent graduate of Curtin University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication. She studied at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore through the New Colombo Plan.

Hein Thant Swe

Myanmar

Hein Thant Swe is a second-year undergraduate student currently studying at University of Yangon. His main interests include politics and international relations in Southeast Asia, contemporary international affairs and IR theories.

Demas Nauvarian

Indonesia

Demas is a third-year undergraduate student of International Relations from Indonesia, focusing on Geopolitics and War Studies. He is mainly interested in the regional dynamics of the Middle East and Indo-Pacific.

Jamie Spiteri

Australia

Jamie is in his final year studying a Bachelor of International Relations at La Trobe University. He is interested in the politics of Southeast Asia and hopes to promote Australian engagement in Asia.

Adeline Tinessia

Australia

Adeline is studying Honours in International Security Studies at ANU. She is passionate about Southeast Asia and nontraditional security. Her thesis will revolve around health security issues in Indonesia.

Andrea Chan

Singapore

Andrea is a certified accountant from Singapore specialising in investigations and intelligence. Beyond numbers, Andrea is committed to building international networks for collaboration and is passionate about creating social change from the ground-up.

Linh Thuy Phung

Viet Nam

After college, Linh is now working as a consultant in Viet Nam. She also loves writing and sharing her ideas about many issues, with particular interest in economics, data science and environment.

Ankush Wagle

Singapore

Ankush Wagle is a Masters in Public Policy candidate and Li Ka Shing Foundation scholar at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (NUS). He was previously a Research Analyst at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) at NUS.

Adehlia Ebert

Australia

Adehlia is a Juris Doctor student at the University of Western Australia with a keen interest in the Indo-Pacific.

Ali Smith

Australia

Alexandra is a fourth-year undergraduate student studying a double degree in Law and Asian Studies at the Australian National University and is currently interning with the Australian Institute of International Affairs.

Jim Jimeno

Philippines

Jim is a Foreign Service Officer at the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs. He is interested in the nexus of health and foreign policies. When not researching, he is on a quest to find the ultimate noodle dish.

Discover Youth Voices

AASYP Review 2019

Message from the Editors

Contributors

Đăng Đạo Nguyễn

Jesse Elias Christian

LeeBing Tan

Hein Thant Swe

Demas Nauvarian

Jamie Spiteri

Adeline Tinessia

Andrea Chan

Linh Thuy Phung

Ankush Wagle

Adehlia Ebert

Ali Smith

Jim Jimeno

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