Lynn Kuok

Nikkei spoke with Lynn Kuok, Lee Kuan Yew chair at the Brookings Institution, about the potential geopolitical and strategic repercussions of the conflict [in Iran].

The Diplomat cited Lynn Kuok’s contribution to the Brookings-wide commentary piece following the launch of the United States and Israel’s joint military operation against Iran in their...

Lynn Kuok moderated a conversation with Japan’s Minister of Defense Shinjirō Koizumi at the Munich Security Conference 2026 about Japan in the world.

Lynn Kuok participated in an interview for the World Economic Forum podcast “Radio Davos,” where she spoke about the state of the global relations almost a year into the second Donald...

…given China’s proximity and sustained engagement, the region could tilt further toward China, by design or necessity…Beijing’s longstanding economic, strategic and diplomatic..."

Lynn Kuok was interviewed by Channel News Asia ahead of the 2025 ASEAN Summit on what to expect out of the summit.

[Southeast Asian countries were looking for a] United States that is not only committed to its long-standing security role, which has underpinned regional peace and prosperity, but one..."

Lynn Kuok interviewed Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Defence Minister Richard Marles at the NATO Summit Public Forum about how partners in the Indo-Pacific perceive the current...

Lynn Kuok was interviewed on Bloomberg Television’s “The China Show” to discuss President Xi Jinping’s Southeast Asia tour.

Xi projected stability and, despite challenges in bilateral ties, conveyed that China has what the United States currently now lacks: friends…Even if few of [China’s investment] pledges..."

Chinese officials have quietly conveyed that the way the U.S. treats its longstanding allies and partners in Europe is a sign of what’s to come for Southeast Asia. With Trump’s steep,..."

For over a decade, Washington rallied countries by pointing to China’s bullying, lawbreaking and unfair economic practices. Now, it risks being accused of exactly that.

Increasingly, [Southeast Asian countries] are accepting that, even though they don’t like it … they might have to choose on specific issues…Southeast Asia cannot fairly be expected to..."

Lynn Kuok’s Foreign Affairs article on subsea cables was cited in a Fulcrum article on ASEAN–EU cooperation on subsea cable security.

Lynn Kuok moderated a panel discussion titled “Making Waves: Maritime Tensions in the Indo-Pacific” at the 2025 Munich Security Conference.

Lynn Kuok moderated a panel discussion titled “It’s a Small World? The Connected Security of Europe and Asia” at the 2025 Munich Security Conference.

Lynn Kuok was interviewed by Channel News Asia on U.S.-China rivalry in the lead up to the 2024 U.S. elections.

Although former president Trump is often accused of being dismissive of alliances, and we might see him revert to his more transactional instincts, a more hawkish Trump 2.0 would..."

Lynn Kuok was interviewed on the European Council on Foreign Relations podcast “The World After the West” about how organizations like ASEAN, CPTPP, and BRICS are shaping regional...

I don’t see how the pope can not talk about the Rohingya and name them by name [without] appearing to condone the Myanmar government’s position.

I’m disappointed [by the Pope’s] tepid [speech in Myanmar]. When even the leader of the Catholic Church doesn’t speak out, it really shows the desperate situation [the Rohingya] are..."

The Vatican has little by way of carrots and sticks that can help [persecution of the Rohingya in Myanmar]. That said, the pope’s visit can help to raise awareness about the Rohingya..."

Pope Francis needs to be firm on all fronts. While the violence [in Myanmar] cannot stop without the cooperation of security forces, [Aung San] Suu Kyi should not be given a free pass..."

[Trump’s APEC speech in Vietnam was the] latest nail his administration has driven into the multilateral trading system, which countries regard as instrumental to the region’s growth..."

Asia has for decades been insecure about US commitment to the region. But this insecurity takes place in a very different context today. China is stronger and more assertive than..."

Lynn Kuok spoke about differing international interpretations of the concept of ‘freedom of navigation’ at the Centre for International Law at the National University of Singapore.

Lynn Kuok appeared on a panel hosted by Harvard University’s Asia Center to discuss what to expect from the Trump administration’s Asia policies.

Countries continue to simultaneously balance and hedge … the fact of the matter is that trust in the region has been severely undermined by China’s assertiveness in recent years, and..."

If Trump withdraws the United States from the [Trans-Pacific Partnership], as he has promised to do, and undermines long term alliances and partnerships, then this paves the way for..."