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Commentaries by CENS

2012

Targeted Assassinations: Implications for National Security
by Damien D. Cheong
RSIS Commentaries No. 17
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Freelance Fighters and ‘Do-It-Yourself’ Terrorism: What Lies Ahead for Indonesia
by Sulastri Osman
RSIS Commentaries No. 11
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Engaging Former JI Detainees in Countering Extremism: Can it Work?
by Kumar Ramakrishna
RSIS Commentaries No. 3
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2011

The Israel-Hamas Prisoner Exchange 2011
by Damien D. Cheong
RSIS Commentaries No. 149
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The Breivik Terrorist Attacks: Lessons in Crisis Communication
by Senol Yilmaz
RSIS Commentaries No. 133
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The SMRT Security Breach: Strategic Implications in the Post 9/11 Era
by Kumar Ramakrishna
RSIS Commentaries No. 128
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Norway's terrorist attacks: Not the Usual Suspect
by Jenna Park
RSIS Commentaries No. 112
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Osama's demise and Zawahiri's rise: Weakening of Al Qaeda
by Muhammad Saiful Adli Ayob and Muhammad Haniff Hassan
RSIS Commentaries No. 105
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Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: A Study in Poor Crisis Communication
by Senol Yilmaz
RSIS Commentaries No. 93
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Osama's Demise: End of Al Qaeda?
by Kumar Ramakrishna
RSIS Commentaries No. 70
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Malaysia's Interfaith Committee: Time to start Dialogue
by Yeap Suyin
RSIS Commentaries No. 49
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Decoding Indonesia's Radical Islamists: What to de-radicalise?
by Bilveer Singh
RSIS Commentaries No. 45
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Social Media's Role in Revolt: A Technological or Social Phenomenon?
by Ng Sue Chia
RSIS Commentaries No. 44
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Thai-Cambodian Skirmishes: Endangering ASEAN's raison d'etre?
by Bilveer Singh
RSIS Commentaries No. 21
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Indonesia's Trials and Tribulations: The Case of Abu Bakar Ba'asyir
by Sulastri Osman
RSIS Commentaries No. 15
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2010

The MSK Family Affair: Is Blood Thicker than Water? 
by Kumar Ramakrishna
RSIS Commentaries No. 157
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Countering Internet Radicalisation: A Holistic Approach 
by Yeap Suyin and Jenna Park
RSIS Commentaries No. 78
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Self-Radicalisation and the Awlaki Connection 
by Kumar Ramakrishna
RSIS Commentaries No. 75
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Mainstreaming CT: Lessons from Times Square 
by Jenna Park
RSIS Commentaries No. 47
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Three Youths and a Pastor:A Deconstruction of the Current Debate 
by Yeap Su Yin
RSIS Commentaries No. 26
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An Integration Grant?: Sweetening the Ethnic Integration Policy
by Yolanda Chin and Norman Vasu
RSIS Commentaries No. 25
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Securing the Motherland through the Mother Tongue Policy 
by Yolanda Chin
RSIS Commentaries No. 16
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The Underwear Bomber: A Malaysia Connection?
by Clint Lorimore
RSIS Commentaries No. 14
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2009

South Korea: Time to Reconsider the Notion of 'Ethnic Homogeneity'
by Jenna Park
RSIS Commentaries No. 121
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Welcome to the Lion City, Mr. President:Perspective of two American Students in Singapore
by Eric Sayers and Clint Lorimore
RSIS Commentaries No. 113
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The Fatal Allure of Extremist Logic: Syaifudin Zuhri and the July 17 Suicide Bombers
by Sulastri Osman
RSIS Commentary No. 104
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Food Terrorism: How Real? A Historical Survey since 1950
by Gregory Dalziel
RSIS Commentary No. 22
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Obama’s Afghan Arm-Twisting: Weakening Karzai to give him Strength?
by Clint Lorimore and Ryan Clarke
RSIS Commentary No. 21
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Southeast Asia’s War on Terror" 
by Jennifer Widjaya Yang Hui and Kumar Ramakrishna
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Obama’s Challenge:Addressing Muslim Radicalization in Pakistan 
by Clint Lorimore 
RSIS Commentary No. 11
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2008

The Vulnerability of Heritage Spaces: Lessons from Mumbai,
by Joanna Phua 
RSIS Commentaries No. 131
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WHY MUMBAI?,
by Bill Durodié 
RSIS Commentaries No. 128
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Is Internet Radicalization Possible?
by Bill Durodié & Ng Sue Chia 
RSIS Commentaries No. 122
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F1: One Formula to Bolster the Singaporean Nation
by Joanna Phua 
RSIS Commentaries No. 99
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Mind your Language: Immigration, English and the Social Fabric
by Norman Vasu and Joanna Phua 
RSIS Commentaries No. 83
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That Million-Dollar MSK Bounty: Some Pointers from the Past
by Kumar Ramakrishna 
RSIS Commentaries No. 80
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The Surprise Verdict: The Proscription of Jemaah Islamiyah ,
by Nurfarahislinda M Ismail, V. Arianti & Jennifer Yang Hui, 
RSIS Commentaries No. 67
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Malaysian Lessons for Singapore?
by Hoo Tiang Boon, Kumar Ramakrishna and Norman Vasu 
RSIS Commentaries No. 48
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Security, Safety, and Defence: Food for Thought
by Gregory Dalziel and Ng Sue Chia 
RSIS Commentaries No. 32
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Self-Radicalisation and National Security: New Threat, New Response
by Norman Vasu and Yolanda Chin 
RSIS Commentaries No. 11
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The Security Dimension of Climate Change
by Hoo Tiang Boon and Ng Sue-Chia 
RSIS Commentaries No. 93
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2007

Counter-Terrorism in Indonesia:Velvet-Glove Approach Works
by Jennifer Widjaya Yang Hui
RSIS Commentaries No. 117
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A Risk-based Approach for Homeland Security
by Tay Thiam Chye 
RSIS Commentaries No. 80
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Grace in Times of Friction: The Complexity of Social Resilience
by Norman Vasu 
RSIS Commentaries No. 72
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Self-Radicalisation: The Case of Abdul Basheer Abdul Kader
by Kumar Ramakrishna 
RSIS Commentaries No. 61
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2006

Critical Infrastructure Security: Why Dynamism Matters
by Ng Sue Chia and John Harrison 
RSIS Commentaries No. 123
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A Blueprint for Social Resilience: The Next 1,826 Days and Beyond
by Yolanda Chin and Norman Vasu 
RSIS Commentaries No. 121
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In Defence of the Singapore Story
by Yolanda Chin 
RSIS Commentaries No. 104
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Israel’s Response: A Strategic Misstep with Global Implications?
by Kumar Ramakrishna, Tom Quiggin and Hoo Tiang Boon 
RSIS Commentaries No. 68
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THE IDEOLOGICAL DNA OF TERRORISM: The role of ideology in London’s 7 July bombings,
by Ng Sue Chia 
RSIS Commentaries No. 63
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Rethinking Racial Harmony in Singapore
by Yolanda Chin and Norman Vasu 
RSIS Commentaries No. 54
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Iconic Soft Targets”? Public Housing Estates, Terrorism and Social Resilience
by Kumar Ramakrishna, Norman Vasu and Tom Quiggin 
RSIS Commentaries No. 39
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Singapore’s Darwinian Imperative Survival in a Complex and Uncertain World
by Kumar Ramakrishna and Tom Quiggin 
RSIS Commentaries No. 29
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Learning from Cartoons The Globalisation of Free Speech
by Norman Vasu 
RSIS Commentaries No. 10
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2005

Sequels Seldom Sell: Why Terrorism is losing its Strategic Value for Al-Qaeda
by Bernard Loo and Norman Vasu 
RSIS Commentaries No. 87
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