Bann Seng Tan speaks on hedging at a high-level roundtable on ASEAN–EU relations at Corvinus University of Budapest

The high-level roundtable discussion The ASEAN and the EU in a Changing World Order was organised by the Department of International Relations at Corvinus University of Budapest and brought together ambassadors, consular officials, and academic experts to discuss shifting regional and global dynamics.

On 24 November 2025, Bann Seng Tan participated as an invited speaker in the high-level roundtable The ASEAN and the EU in a Changing World Order at Corvinus University of Budapest. He spoke on hedging in foreign policy, focusing on the concept itself and its misapplications, with particular attention to how Southeast Asian states manage strategic uncertainty in their relations with the United States and China. The event featured ambassadors and consular officials from several ASEAN countries, including Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand, as well as representatives from India, alongside faculty and students.