NEWS HEADLINES
17TH ASEAN-AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND (AANZ) DIALOGUE 2025
Wednesday, 17 September 2025 – The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) attended the 17th ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand (AANZ) Dialogue, co-organised by the Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, Asia Link Australia and Asia New Zealand Foundation from 17 to 19 September 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Representing the Institute were Dr Sabrina Daud, Assistant Director, and Ms Muizzah Harun, Research Officer.
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE’S 20TH EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (EDP 20/2025) OVERSEAS STUDY VISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, Wednesday, 17 September 2025 – A total of 28 participants of the Ministry of Defence’s 20th Executive Development
Programme (EDP) for Senior Government Officials in Public Policy and Management
(EDP 20/2025) undertook a study visit to the Republic of Singapore from 15 to
17 September 2025.
SHHBIDSS SHARING SESSION 05/2025 ON ‘COUNTOURS OF CONFLICT: NAVIGATING THE THAI-CAMBODIAN BORDER DISPUTE AND ITS STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS’
Thursday, 4 September 2025 – The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) held its fifth Sharing Session of the year at SHHBIDSS Executive Smart Class today, on “Contours of Conflict: Navigating the Thai-Cambodian Border Dispute and Its Strategic Implications”.
DELEGATION FROM THE EMBASSY OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM VISIT SHHBIDSS
Wednesday, 3 September 2025 – The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) welcomed a delegation from the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Brunei Darussalam this afternoon.
INDIAN NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE (NDC) VISITS SHHBIDSS
Tuesday, 2 September 2025 – The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) today welcomed a delegation of 16 participants from the Indian National Defence College (NDC), Republic of India, as part of their three-day study tour to Brunei Darussalam.
TRACK II NETWORK OF ASEAN DEFENCE AND SECURITY INSTITUTIONS (NADI) MEETING ON “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN DEFENCE: POTENTIAL AND CHALLENGES FOR ADMM COOPERATION”
PATTAYA, Thailand, Wednesday, 27 August 2025 – The Sultan Haji Hassanal
Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) attended the
Track II Network of ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions (NADI) Meeting
themed ‘Artificial Intelligence: Potential and Challenges for ADMM Cooperation’. The meeting was organised by the Strategic Studies Center (SSC), National Defence Studies Institute (NDSI), Royal Thai Armed Forces, and was held from 26 to 29 August 2025 at the Heritage Pattaya Beach Resort, Chonburi Province, Kingdom of Thailand.