S1E13: A feminist foreign policy for Asia? - Speaking Of Asia

Published: July 7, 2022, 4 p.m.

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Synopsis: Every second Friday of the month, join The Straits Times\' associate editor Ravi Velloor, as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent.

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In this episode, he hosts Ms Eirliani Abdul Rahman, former Singapore diplomat and co-founder of the Berlin-backed Global Diplomacy Lab, to discuss if a feminine foreign policy (FFP) could prove a balm for global conflicts and tension points such as Ukraine, Afghanistan and the South China Sea.\\xa0 They also discuss the role of women diplomats and ask the question: What would it take for Asian nations to have more feminist-oriented external policies?

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Highlights (click/tap above):

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1:54 What is feminine foreign policy (FFP)? Could FFP be applied in the context of Ukraine and Afghanistan?

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8:50 Where is Singapore in the FFP space?

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10:08 How FFP principles would help in solving the South China Sea dispute

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12:20 Women in diplomacy vs masculinity in foreign policy; do women diplomats feel a need to act like men?

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15:30 What can Asian foreign ministries do to promote FFP?

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Produced by: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Teo Tong Kai

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Edited by: Teo Tong Kai

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