@lynnkuok.bsky.social
Chaired a NATO Public Forum session in The Hague with 🇦🇺 Deputy PM & Defence Minister Richard Marles on "Partnering in the Indo-Pacific." NATO's ties to the region are more urgent - and more fragile - than ever. In @foreignpolicy.com, I explain why: bit.ly/4fa8Bez
📸 Last pic: hardworking summit dog ❤️
📸 Last pic: hardworking summit dog ❤️
July 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Chaired a NATO Public Forum session in The Hague with 🇦🇺 Deputy PM & Defence Minister Richard Marles on "Partnering in the Indo-Pacific." NATO's ties to the region are more urgent - and more fragile - than ever. In @foreignpolicy.com, I explain why: bit.ly/4fa8Bez
📸 Last pic: hardworking summit dog ❤️
📸 Last pic: hardworking summit dog ❤️
Lynn Kuok House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia
📄 Written testimony: bit.ly/40d8zMM
🎙️ Oral testimony: bit.ly/3T02gZd
@brookings.edu
#UnitedStates #China #IndoPacific #SoutheastAsia #ASEAN #Geopolitics #ForeignPolicy
📄 Written testimony: bit.ly/40d8zMM
🎙️ Oral testimony: bit.ly/3T02gZd
@brookings.edu
#UnitedStates #China #IndoPacific #SoutheastAsia #ASEAN #Geopolitics #ForeignPolicy
June 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Lynn Kuok House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia
📄 Written testimony: bit.ly/40d8zMM
🎙️ Oral testimony: bit.ly/3T02gZd
@brookings.edu
#UnitedStates #China #IndoPacific #SoutheastAsia #ASEAN #Geopolitics #ForeignPolicy
📄 Written testimony: bit.ly/40d8zMM
🎙️ Oral testimony: bit.ly/3T02gZd
@brookings.edu
#UnitedStates #China #IndoPacific #SoutheastAsia #ASEAN #Geopolitics #ForeignPolicy
Thanks to Representatives Brian Mast, Young Kim and Ami Bera (@bera.house.gov) for the opportunity to testify. Thanks also to Subcommittee Democratic staffers Emma Rose Bruce and Gaurav Bansal for their assistance throughout.
June 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Thanks to Representatives Brian Mast, Young Kim and Ami Bera (@bera.house.gov) for the opportunity to testify. Thanks also to Subcommittee Democratic staffers Emma Rose Bruce and Gaurav Bansal for their assistance throughout.
The United States has long been valued in Southeast Asia, but that support could fray if Washington is seen as contributing more to instability than to order.
June 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The United States has long been valued in Southeast Asia, but that support could fray if Washington is seen as contributing more to instability than to order.
Key recommendations
➤Reverse tariffs; pursue digital, semiconductor & critical minerals trade deals
➤Reaffirm, at the highest levels, US treaty commitments to the Philippines; deepen economic & security ties w key ASEAN partners
➤Deploy international law as a tool of statecraft
➤Reverse tariffs; pursue digital, semiconductor & critical minerals trade deals
➤Reaffirm, at the highest levels, US treaty commitments to the Philippines; deepen economic & security ties w key ASEAN partners
➤Deploy international law as a tool of statecraft
June 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Key recommendations
➤Reverse tariffs; pursue digital, semiconductor & critical minerals trade deals
➤Reaffirm, at the highest levels, US treaty commitments to the Philippines; deepen economic & security ties w key ASEAN partners
➤Deploy international law as a tool of statecraft
➤Reverse tariffs; pursue digital, semiconductor & critical minerals trade deals
➤Reaffirm, at the highest levels, US treaty commitments to the Philippines; deepen economic & security ties w key ASEAN partners
➤Deploy international law as a tool of statecraft
My testimony—‘Economics Is Security: Rebuilding US Strategy in Southeast Asia’—laid out how US influence is weakening due to policy missteps: sweeping tariffs, abrupt aid cuts, doubts cast on alliances, and a failure to grasp that in Southeast Asia, economics and security are inseparable.
June 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
My testimony—‘Economics Is Security: Rebuilding US Strategy in Southeast Asia’—laid out how US influence is weakening due to policy missteps: sweeping tariffs, abrupt aid cuts, doubts cast on alliances, and a failure to grasp that in Southeast Asia, economics and security are inseparable.
On 10 June, I testified before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific at a hearing titled ‘Building Bridges, Countering Rivals: Strengthening U.S.–ASEAN Ties to Combat Chinese Influence’.
@houseforeign.bsky.social
@houseforeign.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
On 10 June, I testified before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific at a hearing titled ‘Building Bridges, Countering Rivals: Strengthening U.S.–ASEAN Ties to Combat Chinese Influence’.
@houseforeign.bsky.social
@houseforeign.bsky.social
Thanks to the amazing MSC team and to the tireless photographers for capturing memories and making even a rainy day look like magic. 💕
📸: Michael Kuhlmann
📸 (JD Vance): LSimon
📸 (photo below): Mine!
📸: Michael Kuhlmann
📸 (JD Vance): LSimon
📸 (photo below): Mine!
June 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Thanks to the amazing MSC team and to the tireless photographers for capturing memories and making even a rainy day look like magic. 💕
📸: Michael Kuhlmann
📸 (JD Vance): LSimon
📸 (photo below): Mine!
📸: Michael Kuhlmann
📸 (JD Vance): LSimon
📸 (photo below): Mine!
The session I was meant to chair was cancelled - but it is every day your session is called off because the Vice President of the United States is speaking! 💫
June 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The session I was meant to chair was cancelled - but it is every day your session is called off because the Vice President of the United States is speaking! 💫
It was also lovely to reconnect with fellow Munich Young Leaders 🇱🇻 @zklukasevica.bsky.social 🇪🇺 Benedetta Berti, as well as Boris Ruge, @alexsoros.bsky.social and many others.
June 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It was also lovely to reconnect with fellow Munich Young Leaders 🇱🇻 @zklukasevica.bsky.social 🇪🇺 Benedetta Berti, as well as Boris Ruge, @alexsoros.bsky.social and many others.
This smaller-format MSC brought together 100 senior decision-makers and experts from both sides of the Atlantic. It allowed for deeper, informal exchanges. I was fortunate to speak with many remarkable women:
🇨🇳 Fu Ying 🇳🇱 @kajsaollongren.bsky.social 🇮🇸 @thordiskolbrun.bsky.social 🇵🇦 Erika Mouynes.
🇨🇳 Fu Ying 🇳🇱 @kajsaollongren.bsky.social 🇮🇸 @thordiskolbrun.bsky.social 🇵🇦 Erika Mouynes.
June 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM
This smaller-format MSC brought together 100 senior decision-makers and experts from both sides of the Atlantic. It allowed for deeper, informal exchanges. I was fortunate to speak with many remarkable women:
🇨🇳 Fu Ying 🇳🇱 @kajsaollongren.bsky.social 🇮🇸 @thordiskolbrun.bsky.social 🇵🇦 Erika Mouynes.
🇨🇳 Fu Ying 🇳🇱 @kajsaollongren.bsky.social 🇮🇸 @thordiskolbrun.bsky.social 🇵🇦 Erika Mouynes.
Wonderful to join the three-day Munich Leaders Meeting and to celebrate the opening of the
@munsecconf.bsky.social's DC office - on a very rainy evening! Congratulations to Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger and @benediktfranke.bsky.social!
@munsecconf.bsky.social's DC office - on a very rainy evening! Congratulations to Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger and @benediktfranke.bsky.social!
June 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Wonderful to join the three-day Munich Leaders Meeting and to celebrate the opening of the
@munsecconf.bsky.social's DC office - on a very rainy evening! Congratulations to Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger and @benediktfranke.bsky.social!
@munsecconf.bsky.social's DC office - on a very rainy evening! Congratulations to Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger and @benediktfranke.bsky.social!
🇲🇾 Trade Minister Tengku Zafrul was recently in DC for 48 hrs, meeting w USTR & senior State officials - just after Xi's #SEAsia tour & #UStariffs. Delighted to host him for a private roundtable & that he made time to browse @brookings.edu books by RyanHass & @mireyasolis.bsky.social #Malaysia #MITI
May 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
🇲🇾 Trade Minister Tengku Zafrul was recently in DC for 48 hrs, meeting w USTR & senior State officials - just after Xi's #SEAsia tour & #UStariffs. Delighted to host him for a private roundtable & that he made time to browse @brookings.edu books by RyanHass & @mireyasolis.bsky.social #Malaysia #MITI
Joined @bloombergtv.bsky.social to discuss Xi’s SoutheastAsia tour. Xi’s visit was a success: 113 agreements signed. Many not binding, but a clear show of presence as US engagement fades. ASEAN will hedge, but deeper China ties cld lead to strategic alignment by choice or necessity
📺 bit.ly/3YFgy4n
📺 bit.ly/3YFgy4n
April 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Joined @bloombergtv.bsky.social to discuss Xi’s SoutheastAsia tour. Xi’s visit was a success: 113 agreements signed. Many not binding, but a clear show of presence as US engagement fades. ASEAN will hedge, but deeper China ties cld lead to strategic alignment by choice or necessity
📺 bit.ly/3YFgy4n
📺 bit.ly/3YFgy4n
Testified before US-China Commission on 20 Mar:
“America First” cannot mean America alone. To restore US influence in SE Asia, Washington must:
• deepen econ engagement
• strengthen partnerships
• uphold int'l law & avoid coercion.
Tariffs hit economies & strain partnerships.
📄 bit.ly/4idlGnu
“America First” cannot mean America alone. To restore US influence in SE Asia, Washington must:
• deepen econ engagement
• strengthen partnerships
• uphold int'l law & avoid coercion.
Tariffs hit economies & strain partnerships.
📄 bit.ly/4idlGnu
April 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Testified before US-China Commission on 20 Mar:
“America First” cannot mean America alone. To restore US influence in SE Asia, Washington must:
• deepen econ engagement
• strengthen partnerships
• uphold int'l law & avoid coercion.
Tariffs hit economies & strain partnerships.
📄 bit.ly/4idlGnu
“America First” cannot mean America alone. To restore US influence in SE Asia, Washington must:
• deepen econ engagement
• strengthen partnerships
• uphold int'l law & avoid coercion.
Tariffs hit economies & strain partnerships.
📄 bit.ly/4idlGnu
Back at @harvardkennedy.bsky.social—this time speaking in the John F Kennedy Jr Forum, where I once sat as a student and fellow. Spoke alongside Thailand's PM-designate ('23) Pita Limjaroenrat & ASPI's Greg Brown at the inaugural Asia-Pacific Conference. Kudos to the student team & @SGglobalnetwork.
April 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Back at @harvardkennedy.bsky.social—this time speaking in the John F Kennedy Jr Forum, where I once sat as a student and fellow. Spoke alongside Thailand's PM-designate ('23) Pita Limjaroenrat & ASPI's Greg Brown at the inaugural Asia-Pacific Conference. Kudos to the student team & @SGglobalnetwork.
Tks @lowyinstitute.bsky.social for invite to speak at #MSC2025 on Trump 2.0, Xi & the Great Game in Asia w Gen Brawner, Froman @cfr.org, Blanchette @rand.org & moderator Fullilove. Enjoyed panel & chats w @oanalungescu.bsky.social @gideonrachman.bsky.social @shashj.bsky.social @lgflake.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Tks @lowyinstitute.bsky.social for invite to speak at #MSC2025 on Trump 2.0, Xi & the Great Game in Asia w Gen Brawner, Froman @cfr.org, Blanchette @rand.org & moderator Fullilove. Enjoyed panel & chats w @oanalungescu.bsky.social @gideonrachman.bsky.social @shashj.bsky.social @lgflake.bsky.social
Very much looking forward to speaking at the Inaugural @harvardkennedy.bsky.social Asia Pacific Conference - thank you for having me!
➡️ www.harvardasiapacificcon.org
➡️ www.harvardasiapacificcon.org
March 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Very much looking forward to speaking at the Inaugural @harvardkennedy.bsky.social Asia Pacific Conference - thank you for having me!
➡️ www.harvardasiapacificcon.org
➡️ www.harvardasiapacificcon.org
📸 Credit:
Photos 1 and 8: MSC/Kuhlmann
Photos 2-4: Panel 1: MSC/Hecker
Photos 5-7: Panel 2: MSC/Barth-Tuttas
Photos 1 and 8: MSC/Kuhlmann
Photos 2-4: Panel 1: MSC/Hecker
Photos 5-7: Panel 2: MSC/Barth-Tuttas
March 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
📸 Credit:
Photos 1 and 8: MSC/Kuhlmann
Photos 2-4: Panel 1: MSC/Hecker
Photos 5-7: Panel 2: MSC/Barth-Tuttas
Photos 1 and 8: MSC/Kuhlmann
Photos 2-4: Panel 1: MSC/Hecker
Photos 5-7: Panel 2: MSC/Barth-Tuttas
2️⃣ The Connected Security of Europe & Asia
▫️ Cho, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Korea
▫️ Iwaya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Japan
▫️ Collins, Minister of Defence, NZ
▫️ Šekerinska, NATO Deputy Secretary General
📺 Watch Panel 2 bit.ly/3XrHCUp
▫️ Cho, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Korea
▫️ Iwaya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Japan
▫️ Collins, Minister of Defence, NZ
▫️ Šekerinska, NATO Deputy Secretary General
📺 Watch Panel 2 bit.ly/3XrHCUp
March 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
2️⃣ The Connected Security of Europe & Asia
▫️ Cho, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Korea
▫️ Iwaya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Japan
▫️ Collins, Minister of Defence, NZ
▫️ Šekerinska, NATO Deputy Secretary General
📺 Watch Panel 2 bit.ly/3XrHCUp
▫️ Cho, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Korea
▫️ Iwaya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Japan
▫️ Collins, Minister of Defence, NZ
▫️ Šekerinska, NATO Deputy Secretary General
📺 Watch Panel 2 bit.ly/3XrHCUp
1️⃣ Maritime Tensions in the Indo-Pacific
▫️ Manalo, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Philippines
▫️Fu Ying, Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, China
▫️Ng, Minister for Defence, Singapore
▫️Coons, Senator, US
📺 Watch Panel 1 bit.ly/4hSg9mV
▫️ Manalo, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Philippines
▫️Fu Ying, Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, China
▫️Ng, Minister for Defence, Singapore
▫️Coons, Senator, US
📺 Watch Panel 1 bit.ly/4hSg9mV
March 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
1️⃣ Maritime Tensions in the Indo-Pacific
▫️ Manalo, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Philippines
▫️Fu Ying, Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, China
▫️Ng, Minister for Defence, Singapore
▫️Coons, Senator, US
📺 Watch Panel 1 bit.ly/4hSg9mV
▫️ Manalo, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Philippines
▫️Fu Ying, Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, China
▫️Ng, Minister for Defence, Singapore
▫️Coons, Senator, US
📺 Watch Panel 1 bit.ly/4hSg9mV
Vienna is enchanting! I was there to deliver a keynote 'Asia in a Time of Change' at the Federal Economic Chamber’s Asia Day & to join a geopol panel. Nearly 1000 attended, incl Federal Min of Econ Martin Kocher, who opened my remarks
📸: Chinese amb Qi Mei, Martin Kocher, Amelie Gross & panelists
📸: Chinese amb Qi Mei, Martin Kocher, Amelie Gross & panelists
December 31, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Vienna is enchanting! I was there to deliver a keynote 'Asia in a Time of Change' at the Federal Economic Chamber’s Asia Day & to join a geopol panel. Nearly 1000 attended, incl Federal Min of Econ Martin Kocher, who opened my remarks
📸: Chinese amb Qi Mei, Martin Kocher, Amelie Gross & panelists
📸: Chinese amb Qi Mei, Martin Kocher, Amelie Gross & panelists
What is the significance of 2027, which some had raised as when China might invade Taiwan? How are conflicts in Europe & the Middle East impacting defence preparedness in Asia?
December 17, 2024 at 4:45 AM
What is the significance of 2027, which some had raised as when China might invade Taiwan? How are conflicts in Europe & the Middle East impacting defence preparedness in Asia?