Fantastic week in Perth at #IODS2026 🇦🇺⚓ Honored to moderate the 'Securing the Indian Ocean' panel with a phenomenal group of experts. Congratulations to @lgflake and the entire team at @PerthUSAsia for putting together an outstanding conference and exhibition!

Excellent insights from @annafifield while at Shangri-La open.substack.com/pub/annafi…

Great to be part of a wonderful opening panel at the @PerthUSAsia 2026 Indian Ocean Defence & Security Conference today that followed keynotes from the Governor & Premier of Western Australia The panel that included @dinopattidjalal @CJOPSAustralia @AHaapea was moderated by Kate O’Shaughnessy Thanks @lgflake 🙏🏽

Kicking off @PerthUSAsia 2026 Indian Ocean Defence and Security Conference today with a stellar international panel including the incomparable @samirsaran & @dinopattidjalal Following keynotes from the Governor and the Premier, could not ask for a better way to set the scene.

#RaisinaDialogue2026 | The #IndoPacific Power Test As the #IndoPacific emerges as the centre of global competition, #ASEAN’s centrality faces both pressure & possibility, testing its ability to anchor stability amid rising rivalry. Watch Aisha Rasyidila Kusumasomantri, @lgflake, Yanitha Meena Louis & @SharonStirling assess #ASEAN’s role @MEAIndia youtube.com/watch?v=sifQTi9t…

A pleasure being interviewed by @JiiaEng while in Tokyo a few weeks ago for @nobu_akiyama @PerthUSAsia Reshaping Regional Security: Critical Minerals, Supply Chains, and the ... youtu.be/7xp80ihPQlk?si=nNPp… via @YouTube

Wonderful to reconnect with former Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru at the 2026 Asan Plenum in Seoul this week. He gave a great keynote and reflected on the importance of Korean Japan relations. We reminiscent about the @MansfieldFDN hosting him in DC around 15 years ago.

Thanks primarily to @pklee27, we had the broadest Australian representation ever at the 2026 Asan Plenum in Seoul this week led by Former Ambassador/ Senator Arthur Sinodinus and including @USSC 's Lavina Lee and @DefenceProf . Honoured to have been included.

#RaisinaDialogueXFirstpost: At the Raisina Dialogue 2026, Aisha Rasyidila Kusumasomantri, Co-Director for Partnership and External Engagement and Head of Government Task Force at ISI Indonesia, highlighted the challenges ASEAN faces in managing conflicts between Thailand and Cambodia. Gordon Flake (@lgflake), Founding CEO of the Perth USAsia Center, Australia, supported this view, pointing out that recent tensions, such as between the Philippines and China, showed how member states sometimes turn outside the region for help instead of relying on ASEAN. They were speaking to Sharon Stirling (@SharonStirling), Chief Operating Officer, ORF America. Meanwhile, Yanitha Meena Louis, Analyst at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia, discussed the impact of non-security challenges, including trade tariffs imposed by the United States, noting that "sweeping US tariffs led to global trade disruption." Catch the full coverage on Firstpost. youtube.com/live/1Diw8MQqbbc… @orfonline @raisinadialogue @meaindia #RaisinaDialogue #RaisinaDialogue2026

#RaisinaDialogueXFirstpost: Experts Highlight Global Impact of US Actions At the Raisina Dialogue 2026, experts, including Aisha Rasyidila Kusumasomantri, Co-Director for Partnership and External Engagement and Head of Government Task Force, ISI Indonesia, Gordon Flake (@lgflake), Founding CEO of the Perth USAsia Center, Australia, and Yanitha Meena Louis, Analyst at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia, discussed the global ripple effects of the actions of the US. They noted that these actions impact everything from trade and international aid to climate initiatives. Catch the full coverage on Firstpost. youtube.com/live/1Diw8MQqbbc… @orfonline @raisinadialogue @meaindia #RaisinaDialogue #RaisinaDialogue2026

WATCH: At the @raisinadialogue, @SharonStirling speaks with Aisha Rasyidila Kusumasomantri, @lgflake, and Yanitha Meena Louis about #ASEAN in the #IndoPacific 👇

@SharonStirling speaks with Aisha Rasyidila Kusumasomantri, @lgflake, and Yanitha Meena Louis about #ASEAN's challenges in the #IndoPacific: youtu.be/Ua4HQjtpOvo?si=y0OE…

#RaisinaDialogue2026 | The #IndoPacific Power Test As the #IndoPacific emerges as the centre of global competition, #ASEAN’s centrality faces both pressure & possibility, testing its ability to anchor stability amid rising rivalry. Watch Aisha Rasyidila Kusumasomantri, @lgflake, Yanitha Meena Louis & @SharonStirling assess #ASEAN’s role @MEAIndia youtube.com/watch?v=sifQTi9t…

At #RaisinaDialogue2026 #NatStrat convened a roundtable “Shaping a Sustainable Maritime Neighbourhood" on the #IndianOcean’s centrality to global #trade and #energy flows, secure sea lanes and regional stability. Thanks to @dinopattidjalal, @lgflake @HarshadeSilvaMP @PankajSaran11 @raisinadialogue @samirsaran

Join our upcoming information session to explore how our microcredential breaks down Australia’s strategic connections to Asia in a practical, accessible way. 📅 Wed 25 March | 2 – 2:30pm (AWST) Read more: bit.ly/3NFaWoA Register now: bit.ly/4didqnx

Join our CEO, Professor @lgflake, for the panel Green Critical Infrastructure for the Next Economy – Building the Indo-Pacific Stack for Energy, Compute & Trust. Tues 24 March | 9:45am - 10:20am Register now: australia.blackswansummit.co… Learn more: bit.ly/4sxF9oE

Timely discussion with the always insightful @SandeepUnnithan during my visit to Delhi this week What the US-Iran Conflict Means for the World youtu.be/k2XtAQfuzlI?si=KiBD… via @YouTube

Honoured to speak on this #RaisinaDialogue2026 panel on ASEAN in the Indo-Pacific. @orfonline @firstpost youtu.be/Ua4HQjtpOvo?si=Xh3v…

“Fantastic to participate in another inspiring Japan Symposium thanks to @PerthUSAsia @lgflake. I greatly value the event which brings together experts , business leaders & officials @AusAmbJPN every year to share perspectives & visions for the 🇯🇵🇦🇺partnership #AUJP50”-Amb Suzuki

If you're looking for a ripple effect of the war (and an illustration of how central the Gulf is for global connectivity): The @raisinadialogue, India's answer to Davos or Munich Security Conference, is kicking off in a couple days with its attendance halved or even less.