Military Studies @ RSIS is our grand experiment at building a community of scholars specializing in defence and military studies in Singapore.

This community, comprising the Military Studies and Military Transformations research programmes, is a core component of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) constituent unit, the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS).

Our aim is to build a body of literature that is both academically credible as well as policy-relevant. In so doing, we intend to support the Institute’s relationships with key stakeholders in Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).