Thursday, 07 December 2023 - The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) held its fifth Sharing Session of the year at the SHHBIDSS Board Meeting Room today, on “Rise of Minilateralism: Shift to A Multipolar World".
The Sharing Session began with welcoming and introductory remarks by Siti Nurnabilah Haji Abdul Rahman, SHHBIDSS Acting Senior Research Officer, who also moderated the session. Meanwhile, Diana Othman, SHHBIDSS Research Officer provided the presentation as scene-setter.
This month's session focused on the proliferation of minilaterals as the response to the shifts in the international order, from unipolarity to multipolarity. The flexible arrangement of minilaterals, makes it more pragmatic to the rigidity of multilateralism, allowing it to react faster to crises or oppurtunities. The session also touched on the implication of minilaterals to ASEAN, particularly in its effort to maintain centrality and unity in the region.
In attendance were officers from the Directorate of Intelligence and Directorate of Defence Policy. The Sharing Session is one of several research activities organized by the Institute to encourage open discussions, and exchange of perspectives on current and pertinent defence and strategic issues within the Ministry of Defence and RBAF.
SESI PERKONGSIAN IPPSSHHB 05/2023 BERTAJUK 'KEBANGKITAN MINILATERALISME: PERALIHAN KE DUNIA MULTIPOLAR'
Khamis, 7 Disember 2023 - Institut Pengajian Pertahanan dan Strategik Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (IPPSSHHB) hari ini telah mengadakan sesi perkongsian buat kali ke lima buat tahun ini, di Bilik Lembaga Mesyuarat Lembaga, IPPSSHHB, dengan tajuk "Kebangkitan Minilateralisme: Peralihan Ke Dunia Multipolar".
Sesi dimulakan dengan kata alu-aluan dan pengenalan daripada Pemangku Pegawai Penyelidik Kanan IPPSSHHB, Siti Nurnabilah Haji Abdul Rahman, yang juga memoderasi sesi kali ini. Pengemudi isu atau scene-setter bagi perbincangan ini telah disampaikan oleh Pegawai Penyelidik IPPSSHHB, Diana Othman.
Sesi bulan ini mengetengahkan mengenai isu peningkatan minilateral sebagai tindak balas ke peralihan international order, daripada unipolarity kepada multipolarity. Perancangan fleksibel minilateral menjadikannya lebih pragmatik terhadap ketegaran multilateralisme, membolehkannya bertindak balas dengan lebih pantas kepada krisis atau sebarang peluang kerjasama. Sesi ini juga menyentuh tentang implikasi minilateral kepada ASEAN, khususnya dalam usahanya untuk mengekalkan pemusatan dan perpaduan di rantau ini.
Sesi ini turut disertai oleh pegawai-pegawai daripada Jabatanarah Perisikan dan Jabatanarah Dasar Pertahanan. Sesi Kongsisama adalah antara aktiviti penyelidikan Institut bagi menggalakkan perbincangan dan pertukaran pandangan mengenai isu-isu semasa dan berkepentingan bagi Kementerian Pertahanan dan ABDB
