Table of Contents

Introduction:

Delivering Change? ASEAN’S Post-Kuala Lumper Trajectory

Andrew W.Mantong CSIS Indonesia

Muhammad Waffaa kharisma, CSIS Indonesia 1

CSP-Contritutor, Springboard, Partner: A Vision to Further Advance the ASEAN-ROK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Ambassador Lee Jang-Keun, Misson of the Republic of korea to ASEAN 7

The 50th Anniversary of the ASEAN-New Zealand Dialogue Partnership and the Establishment of CSP

Ambassador Joanna Jane Anderson,

Misson of New-Zealand to ASEAN 13

Energy Security in Transition: ASEAN’s Path to Strategic Resilience

Beni Suryadi, Senior Manager, ASEAN Centre for Energy

Aqwika Deviena Hermawon, Research Assistant, ASEAN Centre for Energy 19

A Commentary on ASEAN: The Gap Between Vision and Reality

Shafiah F. Muhibat, Deputy Executive Director for Research, CSIS Indonesia 23

ASEAN’s Role in the Global South Amid the Emerging Multipolarity

Sinderpal Singh, Senior Fellos, S.Rajaratnam School of international Studies, Nanyang Technological University 29

Prospects for the Philippines’ ASEAN Chairmamship in 2026

Charmaine Misalucha-Willoughby, Professor, Department of International Studies, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines 33

Three Key Priorities in New Era of the ASEAN Power Grid

Mirza Sadaqat Huda, Research Fellow, Climate and Sustainability Programme, ODI Global, Singapore and Associate Fellow, ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute 39

Reimaging AI Governance throuth a People-centred Approach

Elina Noor, Senior Fellow, Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 45