- 20 Aug 2015
Two threats and an opportunity: what does disorder in the Middle East mean for East Asia?
Abstract
In his address Anthony Bubalo will examine what the rise of Islamic State means for East Asia and whether the threat posed by foreign fighters in Southeast Asia in particular is real or exaggerated. He will explore what impact repression of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt might have on Islamist movements in Southeast Asia. And he will examine how the changing political economy of relations between the Middle East and East Asia is creating a new opportunity for a deeper and more substantive relationship between the two ends of the Asian continent
About the Speakers
Research Director
Lowy Institute for International Policy
Sydney
Anthony Bubalo is the Research Director at the Lowy Institute for International Policy. He has produced research on a variety of Middle Eastern issues, including Middle East – Asia linkages, Islamism, democratisation, terrorism and energy security. He comments on Middle Eastern politics for the Australian and international media outlets. He has written for The Australian, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, the Financial Times, Ha’aretz and Asahi Shimbun newspapers as well as The American Interest and ForeignPolicy.com. Before joining the Lowy Institute Anthony was an officer of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He served in Australian diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia and Israel and was Middle East Analyst with the Office of National Assessments from 1996 to 1998.
