October 30, 2026, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Singapore time)

Registration to the webinar.

Elisabeth Peyroux, CNRS Research Director, Associate Researcher at IRASEC and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Asia Research Institute (ARI) of the National University of Singapore (NUS), will participate in this webinar as part of the “Critical Social AI webinar series,” alongside Bahia Guellai (CNRS@CREATE). They will present interdisciplinary reflections on the challenges of redefining human agency and responsibility from their respective disciplinary perspectives.

On 9 and 10 July, the inaugural symposium of the International Research Network (IRN), funded by the CNRS, “Rethinking Urban Planning and Transitions under Resource Scarcity : Indo-Pacific Cities within Planetary Limits” (RUPTuRS, 2026–2030), was held in Bangkok.

On June 11 and 12, 2026, the French Embassy in Thailand organized a Franco-Thai seminar on combating child sexual abuse, as part of the third annual Franco-Thai Law and Justice Week and the 170th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. While tragic incidents in France have recently reignited public outrage and underscored the urgent need for action to protect children, this meeting—organized by the Liaison Magistrate’s Office and the Internal Security Service—brought (...)

8-9 June 2026, Law Faculty, Thammasat University, Bangkok

Marking the 170th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and Thailand, Thammasat University, in collaboration with the liaison magistrate service at the French Embassy, hosted a Legal Symposium on "Legal Perspectives and Influences" in Bangkok on June 9–10, 2026, bringing together academics, judges, institutions, and experts from both countries.

Colloquium organized with the support of the CRISES laboratory, in partnership with the journal Relations internationales ; the Institute for Research on Contemporary Southeast Asia (IRASEC) ; and the Institute for Strategic Research at École Militaire (IRSEM).

On June 1^st, Jérémy JAMMES will participate in the panel discussion “The Indochinese Peninsula : From War to Peace” with a presentation titled “Actors, Diplomacy, and Religious Soft Power in Vietnam Since 1945.” On June 2^nd, he will co-moderate, alongside Nicolas BADALASSI, Professor of Contemporary History at Sciences Po Aix, the panel discussion “From ASEAN to the Indo-Pacific : Shifting Geopolitical Challenges.”

On November 28, 2025, Christine Cabasset contributed to the seminar “Current Dynamics in Southeast Asia” with a presentation entitled “2025 Accession of Timor-Leste to ASEAN : Grounds, Stakes, and Prospects of Timor-Leste’s Long Quest for ASEAN.” Organized every two months by CASE-Inalco (Paris), CERI Sciences Po (Paris), and the Center for East and Southeast Asian Studies (ACE, Lund University), the seminar was dedicated that day to East Timor and its recent accession (October 26) to the (...)

28 November 2025, 2 pm – 4:15 pm
Inalco, Maison de la recherche, 2 rue de Lille, 75007 Paris

Christine Cabasset will participate to the bi-monthly seminar organised by CASE-Inalco Paris, CERI Sciences-Po Paris, and ACE Lund University, with Lili Chen and Bernardo Ribeiro de Almeida for the special session on the New Political Economy of Timor-Leste. She will contribute with a presentation entitled “2025 Accession of Timor-Leste to ASEAN : Grounds, Stakes and Prospects of Timor-Leste’s Long Quest for ASEAN”.

📌 Screening venue : Alliance française in Bangkok, 179 Thanon Witthayu, Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330
📅 Date : 04 November 2024
🕒 Schedule : 8:45 AM – 4 PM

The seminar is jointly organized by the French Embassy in Thailand and the Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia (IRASEC). It will gather experts from Thailand, the United Nations and France, providing a comparative approach to global issues of road safety and formulating concrete recommendations. It will include three round-table discussions and presentations led by experts from various Southeast Asian countries and France (magistrates and police officers), for a comparative approach to the context and challenges of road safety in Southeast Asia, and the formulation of concrete recommendations for improving road safety. The round tables will be held in English, with Thai interpretation.

2-3 October 2024

Faculty of Tropical Medicine,
Mahidol University

Bringing together the key stakeholders in global health in Thailand and the region and focusing 1) on the impacts of climate change on human health in SEA and 2) on a better anticipation, prevention and preparation for public emergencies and climate change under the One health approach, this meeting will provide space for the region’s climate and health stakeholders — civil society, governments, academies, development and technical partners :

1. To be equipped with the latest information and updates on climate and health science, evidence and discourses ;
2. To develop regional collaborations on climate and health and identify common key issues, priorities and concerns ;
3. To co-create and agree on a multi-stakeholder action agenda on climate and health for the region and recommendations for regional mitigation policies.

With a presentation entitled “ASEAN enlargement : a political decision”, Christine Cabasset took part in the seminar “Timor-Leste’s Regional Integration : ASEAN Focus” organized by the Center for Advanced Training of the National University Timor LoroSa’e (UNTL) on May 10, 2024, at the Oriente Foundation in Dili. Laurentina ’Mica’ Barreto Soares, a lecturer in UNTL’s Department of International Relations, was also on hand. Opened by UNTL Rector Professor Dr. João Soares Martins, the event brought (...)