Media
Asia Dialogue | Southeast Asia's competitive sub-regionalism
8 April 2019, Jürgen Rüland about overlap and superfluity of sub-regional fora in Southeast Asia.
The Jakarta Post | Jürgen Rüland explains why ASEAN needs a regional Parliament
In a guest article Prof. Rüland explains that the existing Asian Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) is merely "a façade of legitimacy" vested with very few rights and meeting only once a year. He argues that ASEAN's decision impact a large part of the Southeast Asian population and therefore the organization needs to "become more inclusive and accountable". In his opinion, one way to achieve this would be a reform of AIPA that would make the parliament more representative and powerful.
The Jakarta Post | No “decisive” departure from ASEAN in Indonesian policy
15 March 2019, Jürgen Rüland about Indonesia and it’s commitment towards ASEAN
Schwäbische Zeitung | Interview with Stefan Rother
Stefan Rother is interviewed about the UN Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration and its results and consequences.
Badische Zeitung | Stefan Rother on the Conference on the Global Compact for Migration
Stefan Rother reports from Marrakesh, Morocco, where he took part in the UN Intergovernemental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration