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Past Lectures and Talks

RSIS frequently organise public lectures and colloquiums which are attended by a broad cross-section of the public including policymakers, foreign diplomats, civil servants, journalists, businessmen, and students. The lectures and colloquiums organised to date are listed below under the following categories:

 


Distinguished World Leaders Lecture Series

  • His Excellency Dr Jose Ramos-Horta, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, on “The Obama Promise: Opportunities and Challenges in Asia”, 17 December 09
  • His Excellency Dr. Yukio Hatoyama, Prime Minister of Japan, on “Japan’s New Commitment to Asia – Toward the Realization of an East Asian Community”, 15 November 09
     

 


Strategic Challenges in the Asia-Pacific Distinguished Lecture Series

  • HE GEN Phan Van Tra, Minister for Defence, Vietnam on "National Defence Policies of Vietnam", 3 April 04
     
  • The Right Honourable Geoffrey Hoon, MP, Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom, on "British Defence Diplomacy in the 21st Century", 28 February 01
     
  • HE Alain Richard, Minister of Defence, France, on "French Defence, European Defence Policy and Their Implications in Asia Pacific", 24 February 99
     
  • HE Max Bradford, New Zealand Defence Minister, on "Our Future Security: Challenges and opportunities for New Zealand and Singapore", 2 October 98
     
  • HE General Chi Haotian, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission and State Councillor and Minister of National Defence of the P.R.C., on "China's Defence Policy", 27 November 98
     
  • HE William S. Cohen, Secretary for Defence, U.S.A., on "Continuity, Change and Commitment: America's Asia-Pacific Security Strategy", 21 November 97

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Strategic Trends in the 21st Century Colloquium Series

  • Professor Bruce Hoffman, Director, Center for Peace and Security Studies and the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Washington, DC, on “Al Qaeda after bin Laden and the ‘Arab Spring’”, 5 August 2011
  • Professor Peter Feaver, S. Rajaratnam Professor of Strategic Studies, RSIS, and Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Duke University, on “Foreign Policy and the 2012 U.S. Presidential Campaign”, 28 July 2011
  • Professor Geoffrey Till, Visiting Professor, Maritime Security Programme, RSIS and Professor of Maritime Studies, King’s College London, UK, on “Studying Navies. Why Bother?”, 28 January 2011
  • Professor Stephen M. Walt, Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA, on “The Rise of China and America’s Asian Alliances”, 14 January 2011
  • Professor Eliot Cohen, Visiting Professor, Robert E. Osgood Professor of Strategic Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of the Johns Hopkins University and S. Rajaratnam Professor of Strategic Studies, on “Theory & Practice: Reflections on Advising a Secretary of State”, 13 August 2010
  • Professor Bruce Hoffman, Professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Washington, DC, on “American Jihad”, 3 August 2010
  • Professor Sumit Ganguly, Ngee Ann Kongsi Professor of International Relations at RSIS, Professor of Political Science, Director of the India Studies Program and the holder of the Rabindranath Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations at Indiana University in Bloomington, USA, on “Explaining India’s Foreign Policy Realignment at the Cold War’s End”, 4 May 2010
  • Professor Geoffrey Till, Visiting Professor, Maritime Security Programme, RSIS; Professor of Maritime Studies, King's College London, on “Swings and Roundabouts: Changes in the world’s maritime balance?”, 8 February 2010
  • Professor Peter J. Katzenstein, S. Rajaratnam Professor of Strategic Studies at RSIS, and Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies at Cornell University, on “U.S. Standing in the World: Causes, Consequences and the Future”, 5 January 2010
  • Professor Bruce Hoffman, S. Rajaratnam Professor of Strategic Studies, RSIS, and Professor of Security Studies Program, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, on “Al Qaeda’s Grand Strategy Eight Years into the War on Terrorism”, 11 August 09
  • Professor Stephen M. Walt, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, on “The Silver Lining: An Optimistic View of Contemporary World Politics”, 25 March 09
  • Professor Vinod K. Aggarwal, NTUC Professor of International Economic Relations, RSIS; Professor in the Department of Political Science, Affiliated Professor of Business and Public Policy in the Haas School of Business; and Director of the Berkeley Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Study Center (BASC) at the University of California at Berkeley; on “The Current Financial Crisis in Historical Perspective”, 13 March 09
  • Mr Ali Soufan, Visiting Senior Fellow in the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies and Chief Executive Officer of the Soufan Group LLC on "The Changing Face of Terrorism", 21 August 08

  • Prof Neil MacFarlane, Head of Dept, Dept of Politics and International Relations, Lester B. Pearson Professor of International Relations, Fellow, St. Anne's College, Oxford University and S. Rajaratnam Chair in Strategic Studies (2008) on "Why did the US intervene in Iraq?", 14 August 08

  • Laurie Garrett, APPSNO speaker on "Public Health, National Security and Resilience.", 16 April 08

  • Mr Richard C. Smith, Former Secretary of the Department of Defence, Australia on "Australia's Response to the Rise of China", 28 September 07

  • Professor Edward A. Kolodziej, Director, Center for Global Studies and Emeritus Research Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois, USA on "From Superpower to Besieged Global Power: Restoring Global Order after the Failure of the Bush Doctrine", 25 September 07
  • Professor Richard K. Betts, S. Rajaratnam Professor of Strategic Studies on "Coming Choices in U.S. Defense Policy.", 20 August 07

  • Prof. Bruce Hoffman, Security Studies Program, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, DC on "Terrorism, Radicalization and Subversion: Al Qaeda’s Resurgence", 17 August 07

  • Prof. Robert H. “Robin” Dorff, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College on "Addressing the ‘Good Governance Deficit’: The Strategic Imperative of the 21st Century.", 13 August 07

  • Professor Steve Smith, Vice-Chancellor, University of Exeter, UK on “Diversity and Disciplinarity in International Relations Theory”, 11 January 07
     
  • Professor Rosemary Foot, S Rajaratnam Professor of Strategic Studies on “China and the Asia-Pacific Security Order”, 13 October 06
     
  • Major-General Zhu Chenghu, Commandant, College of Defense Studies on "The Modernization of PLA", 25 August 06
     
  • Professor Bruce Hoffman, Director, RAND Corporation, Washington D.C, USA on "Al Qaeda: In Retreat or on the March?", 24 August 06
     
  • Professor Wael Hallaq, James McGill Professor of Islamic Law on "Islamic Law and the Challenge of Modernity", 21 August 06
     
  • Dr. Gerard Chaliand, Visiting Senior Fellow, IDSS on “"The U.S. Counterinsurgency War in Iraq: Light at the End of the Tunnel?", 9 September 05
     
  • Professor C Raja Mohan, S Rajaratnam Professor of Strategic Studies on "The Role of Great Powers in the Current Strategic Enviornment", 19 August 05
     
  • Professor Sumit Ganguly, Professor of Political Science, Indiana University-Bloomington, U.S.A on "India as an Emerging Power", 16 August 05
     
  • Dr. Bruce Hoffman, Director RAND Washington Office; and Corporate Chair in Counter Terrorism and Counterinsurgency RAND Corporation, U.S.A on "The London Blast and Beyond: Are We Winning the Global War on Terrorism?", 15 August 05
     
  • Professor Martin Van Creveld on “The Transformation of War Since September 11", 17 September 04
     
  • Professor John Mearsheimer, S Rajaratnam Professor of Strategic Studies on “US Foreign Policy”, 25 August 04
     
  • Dr. Muthiah Alagappa, Director, East-West Center, Washington D.C. USA on "Deterrence and Security in the Twenty First Century: Managing the Taiwan Strait, Korean, and Kashmir conflicts", 29 March 04
     
  • Professor Stephen M. Walt, Academic Dean, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA. on "The Global Response to American Primacy”, 14 January 04
     
  • Professor Alastair Iain Johnston, S Rajaratnam Professor in Strategic Studies, IDSS on “Is China a Status Quo Power?”, 21 April 03
     
  • Professor Eliot Cohen, Professor and Director of Strategic Studies, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, on “Implications of a Second Gulf War”, 9 January 03
     
  • Professor Wang Ji Si , Director of the Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, on "China-U.S. Relations at the Beginning of the 21st Century: Old Problems and New Hopes", 7 March 02
     
  • Professor Jack L. Snyder, Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Relations, Institute of War and Peace Studies, Department of Political Science, Columbia University, on "Democratization and Ethnic Relations", 2 August 01
     
  • Professor Eliot A. Cohen, Professor and Director of Strategic Studies, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, on "Problems of Civil-Military Relations in the 21st Century", 9 January 01
     
  • Professor Stephen M. Walt, Harvard University, S Rajaratnam Professor in Strategic Studies, on "Violent Conflicts in the 21st Century", 20 January 00
     
  • Professor Joseph S. Nye, Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, on "The Information Revolution and Relations Among Nations", 7 January 99
     
  • Professor Ezra Vogel, Henry Ford Professor of the Social Sciences, Harvard University, on "The Strategic Environment of East Asia: Prospects for Co-operation and Conflict", 17 August 98


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Distinguished Public Lecture Series

  • Professor Aaron L. Friedberg, Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, on “A Contest for Supremacy: China, America, and the Struggle for Mastery in Asia”, 6 January 2012
  • Dr. Mo Ibrahim, Chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, on “Governance Matters for Africa – and for Everybody Else”, 22 November 2011
  • Rear Admiral (Retired) Yang Yi, The People’s Liberation Army, China, on “The Trend in Sino-US Relations: How Will It Shape the Regional Order?”, 2 November 2011
  • Ambassador Christopher R. Hill, Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at The University of Denver; Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq; and Former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, on “The Urgent vs. The Important: US Policy in the Middle East and in East Asia”, 12 August 2011
  • Professor Peter D. Feaver, S. Rajaratnam Professor of Strategic Studies (RSIS) and Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Duke University, on “Change and Continuity in American Grand Strategy: Bush to Clinton to Bush to Obama”, 26 July 2011
  • Dr. Han Seung-soo, Former Prime Minister, Republic of Korea, on “Green Growth: Korea's Response to the Challenge of Climate Change”, 21 July 2011
  • Professor David Shambaugh, Ngee Ann Kongsi Professor in International Relations, RSIS; Professor of Political Science & International Affairs and Director of the China Policy Programme in the Sigur Center for Asian Studies at The George Washington University, on "International Relations in Asia Today: New Patterns & Consequences", 18 March 2011
  • Professor John Curtis Perry, The Henry Willard Denison Professor of History at The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, on “Ruminations on Oceanic Revolution: A Saltwater Perspective on Modern History”, 16 March 2011
  • Ambassador Celso Amorim, Former Minister of External Relations, Federative Republic of Brazil, on “World Governance in the Second Decade of the 21st Century”, 17 February 2011
  • Professor Qin Yaqing, Executive Vice President, Professor of International Studies China Foreign Affairs University, on “Northeast Asia: Peace or War?”, 16 February 2011
  • H.E. Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Foreign Minister, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, on “Pakistan in the next decade: Prospects and Challenges”, 22 November 2010
  • Mr William  Hughes CBE,QPM, Former Director-General, Serious Organised Crime Agency, UK, “The Threat of Serious Organised Crime in UK and World”, 15 November 2010
  • Dr. Richard A. Falkenrath, Principal at the Chertoff Group, USA, on “Protecting Cities from Terrorism – Strategies, Capabilities, and the Future”, 9 November 2010
  • Dr. Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, US, on “International Relations in the 21st Century”, 27 October 2010
  • His Excellency M. K. Narayanan, Governor of West Bengal, India , on “Strategic Dimensions of Security in the 21st Century”, 28 September 2010
  • Lord Patten of Barnes, Chancellor of Oxford University, on “Changing Power Balance in the World”, 3 September 2010
  • Professor Sumit Ganguly, Ngee Ann Kongsi Professor of International Relations at RSIS, Professor of Political Science, Director of the India Studies Program and the holder of the Rabindranath Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations at Indiana University in Bloomington, USA, on “India’s Quest for Great Power Status”, 7 April 2010
  • Dr. Ian Bremmer, Founder and President of Eurasia Group, on “The J Curve and Beyond: Political Risks and How They Will Change the Global Economy”, 17 March 2010
  • Prof. John Ravenhill, NTUC Professor of International Economic Relations, RSIS, and Professor in the Department of International Relations, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, on “Understanding the New East Asian Regionalism”, 9 February 2010
  • Professor Hew Strachan, Chichele Professor of the History of War, University of Oxford, on “The Changing Character of War”, 14 January 2010
  • Mr. Marc Sageman, an independent researcher on terrorism and the found of Sageman Consulting, LLC, on “The Turn to Political Violence”, 12 November 2009
  • Dato Mustafa Ali, Secretary-General, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS), on "Recent Developments in PAS and Pakatan Rakyat", 5 November 2009

  • The Honourable Richard L. Armitage, President of Armitage International and former US Deputy Secretary of State, on "U.S., Asia and Beyond", 29 July 2009

  • His Excellency Professor Dr. Boediono, Vice President designate, Republic of Indonesia, on "Indonesia beyond the 2009 Elections: Prospects and Challenges", 28 July 2009

  • Mr Juan Carlos Zarate, Former US Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism, on "The Demise of Al-Qaeda: The Evolving Threat and Coming Challenges", 9 July 2009

  • Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed, Member of Parliament, Pulai Parliamentary Constituency, Head of UMNO's Pulai Division, and Chairman of the Pulai Division, Barisan Nasional, on "Recent Political Developments in Malaysia", 26 June 2009

  • The Honourable Michael Chertoff and Mr. Chad Sweet, Former Secretary and Chief of Staff of the United States Department of Homeland Security, on "The Future of Homeland Security" and "The Role of Intelligence in Homeland Security", 22 June 2009

  • Sir Ian Blair, Former Commissioner of Metropolitan Police, UK on "The Evolution of Community Policing and its Relevance to Countering Terrorism", 11 June 2009

  • Dr. Ali Allawi, Former Minister of Finance, Defence and Trade of Iraq, on "In Search of Islam's Civilisation", 21 May 2009

  • Mr. David Malone, President, International Development Research Centre, Canada on "Does the Elephant Dance? Some speculations on contemporary Indian Foreign Policy", 16 January 2009

  • Ambassador Mitchell B. Reiss, Diplomat-in-Residence, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia on "From Campaign Rhetoric to Global Leadership: Foreign Policy Challenges for President-elect Barack Obama", 11 December 08

  • Professor Zhang Yunling, inaugural Ngee Ann Kongsi Professor of International Relations on "China, Asia, and Asian Regionalism", 29 October 08

  • Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam, President of India, 2002-2007 and Professor of Technology and Societal Transformation at Anna University, Chennai on "Dynamics of national development", 27 August 08

  • Mr. Jean Francois Clair, former Deputy Director of Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire (DST), French Internal Security Department, on "Resilience, Vigilance and Countering Fatigue in a Security Agency", 12 August 2008

  • Dr. Yan Xuetong, Director, Institute of International Studies, Tsinghua University on "China's Foreign Policy: Continuity and Change in the Short Term.", 22 May 08

  • Dr. K. Subrahmanyam, a prominent strategic analyst, diplomat, journalist and former Indian civil servant on "Balancing power in the 21st Century: An Indian View", 9 April 08
  • Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitors Programme - Public Lecture by Prof Richard Zeckhauser, Frank P. Ramsey Professor of Political Economy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University on "Investing in the Unknown and the Unknowable", 24 March 08
  • Ambassador Shyam Saran, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of India on "India and China: Rivals or Partners?", 17 January 08
  • Mr Richard C. Smith, RSIS Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Former Secretary of the Department of Defence, Australia on "Australia and Asia: Managing Change, Managing Risk", 26 November 07
  • RSIS-SIF HRH Prince Turki Al-Faisalon "Evolution of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.", 29 October 07
  • Dr Mari Elka Pangestu, Minister of Trade, Indonesia on "Establishing SEZ in the Riau Islands", 22 June 07
  • Mr Pranab Mukherjee, Minister for External Affairs, India on "India’s Foreign Policy Priorities", 20 June 07
  • Prof David Shambaugh, Professor of Political Science & International Affairs, The Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, on "The Bush Administration's Asia Policy: A Preliminary Report Card", 30 May 07
  • the Bahraini Crown Prince Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, 27 March 07
     
  • Mr Dan Vittorio Segre, President of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies, University of Lugano, Switzerland on "From Colony to State - A Personal View of 60 Years of Israeli Sovereignty", 16 March 07
     
  • HE José Ramos-Horta, Senior Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, on "East-Timor, Three Years Later...Progress in Nation Building", 4 October 05
  • The Honourable Mr. Robert Joseph, Under-Secretary, Arms Control and International Security, U.S.A on " Southeast Asia's Role in Non-Proliferation", 15 August 05
     
  • HE Dr. José Ramos Horta, Senior Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Democratic Republic of Timor-Lesté on “East Timor, Three Years Later…Progress in Nation Building”, 4 October 04
     
  • The Honourable Tom Ridge, Secretary of Homeland Security, USA on "Fighting Terrorism: Security and Cooperation in the 21st Century", 9 March 04
     
  • His Excellency Morshed Khan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh on "The Look East Policy of Bangladesh", 12 November 03
     
  • His Excellency Yashwant Sinha, Minister of External Affairs, India on “Indian Perspective of Global and Regional Developments”, 26 August 03.
     
  • HE José Ramos-Horta, Senior Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs & Cooperation, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on "The External Challenges Facing Timor Leste", 15 June 03.
     
  • Hon. Tyronne Fernando, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sri Lanka, on "Towards An New Asian Identity", 26 July 02.
     
  • HE Surakiart Sathirathai, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Thailand, on "Towards an Asia Cooperation Dialogue", 17 July 01.
     
  • HE Jaswant Singh, Minister of External Affairs, India, on "India and ASEAN: Security Paradigm for AD 2000", 2 June 00.
     
  • HE Amre Moussa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Egypt, on "The Middle East in a Changing World: An Egyptian Perspective", 30 June 00.
     
  • HE Alexander Downer, MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia, on "Australia and the Region: The East Asian Crisis-Challenges and Opportunity", 23 February 99.
     
  • Admiral Dennis C. Blair, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command, on "Collective Responsibilities for Security in the Asia-Pacific Region", 22 May 99.

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Developments in Indonesia Public Lecture Series

  • Indonesian Embassy-RSIS Joint Film Event, screening of Perempuan Berkalung Sorban, 19 May 2011
  • Seminar on “Indonesia and the 2011 ASEAN Chairmanship: Priorities and Prospects”, co-organized by S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), The Asia Foundation and The Center for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta, 27 April 2011
  • Bapak Aburizal Bakrie, Chairman, Golkar Party, on “The World in Indonesia, Indonesia in the World”, 18 November 2010
  • Dr. Anies Baswedan, Rector, Paramadina University; Dr. Siswo Pramono, Senior Researcher, Policy Analysis and Development Agency (BPPK), Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Erwin Aksa, Chairman, Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association; Mr. Rafendi Djamin, Indonesia’s commissioner to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission for Human Rights (AICHR) and Mr. Meidyatama Suryodiningrat (TBC), Deputy Chief Editor of The Jakarta Post, on “Democratization and Indonesia's Foreign Policy: How Do Non-State Actors Contribute to Policy formation?”, 3 June 2010
  • Dr. Kruskridho Ambardi, Executive Director of the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI); Mr. Fauzi Ichsan, Senior Economist and Head of Government Relations, Standard Chartered Bank Indonesia and Mr. Andi Widjajanto, MSc, MS Programme Advisor on Security Sector Reform, Center for Global Civil Society Studies (PACIVIS), on “An Evaluation of the Yudhoyono Administration’s First 100 Days in Office”, 26 January 2010
  • Professor Martin Van Bruinessen, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, on “What happened to the smiling face of Indonesian Islam? ‘Liberal’, ‘progressive’ and ‘post-traditional’ Islam in the post-Suharto era”,
    10 December 2009
  • Dr. Nasir Tamara, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, on “100 Days of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s Presidency: Major Political Turbulence?”, 8 December 2009
  • Professor Martin Van Bruinessen, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, RSIS, on “Indonesian Islam after Suharto: Islamism and Local Cultural Resistance in a Peripheral Region”, 2 December 2009
  • HE Professor Dr. Boediono, Vice President Designate, Republic of Indonesia, on “ Indonesia Beyond the 2009 Elections: Prospects and Challenges”, 28 July 2009
  • Ibu Sri Nuryanti, Member of the Indonesian General Election Commission (KPU); Dr. Yudi Latif, Executive Director of The Reform Institute, Jakarta; and Ibu Wirdyaningsih, Member of the Indonesian Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu); on “Indonesia’s 2009 General Elections: Framework and Challenges”, 12 February 2009
  • Dr. R. William Liddle, Professor of Political Science at Ohio State University, on “Voting Behavior in Indonesia’s 2009 Election”, 23 January 2009
  • Dr. Noorhadi Hasan, on "Salafi Expansion, Political Mobilization and Islamic Radicalism in Post-New Order Indonesia, 24 January 06
     
  • Mr. Luthfi Assyaukanie, Ph.D candidate on Islamic Studies, University of Melbourne Australia, on "Liberal Islam and its Challenge in Indonesia", 12 February 06
     
  • Dr. Abdul Munir Mulkhan, Universitas Islam Nasional, Sunan Kalijaga, Yogjakarta on "The Ethical Dimensions of Shari'a Law in Indonesia", 26 April 06
     
  • Asia-Europe Foundation and IDSS Joint lecture, on "The Aceh Monitoring Mission Experience", 6 June 06
     
  • Dr. Nadirsyah Hosen, Visiting Research Fellow, IDSS, on "Whither The Indonesian Council of Ulama (MUI)?", 12 July 2006
     
  • Professor Robert W Hefner, Professor of Anthropology, Boston University, Associate Director, Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs (CURA), Boston University, and Director, Program on Islam and Democracy, (CURA) on "The Conservative Turn in Indonesian Islam: Politics and Education", 24 July 06
     
  • Dr. Rizal Sukma, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, on 'Aceh: One Year after the Helsinki Peace Accord and Prospects for Sustaining a Durable Peace", 30 August 06
     
  • Bapak HR Hidayat Nur Wahid, Speaker, People's Consultative Assembly (MPR-RI), on "IDSS Indonesia Update", 28 January 05
     
  • Bapak HR Agung Laksono, Speaker, House of People's Representative (DPR-IU), on "IDSS Indonesia Update", 23 March 05
     
  • Closed-door Roundtable with Dr. Zulkieflimansyah, Vice Chairman, Partai Keadilan Sejatera (PKS), Member of Parliament and Deputy Chairman Commission IV DPR-MPR RI, 20 July 05
     
  • Dr. Sukardi Rinakit, Executive Director, Centre of Political Studies, Soegeng Sarjadi Syndicate, Jakarta, and Dr. Nankyung Choi, Visiting Research Fellow, IDSS, on "Direct Regional Elections in Indonesia: Continuity or Change", 8 September 05
     
  • Closed-door Roundtable with Professor Dr. Din Syamsuddin, Chairman Muhammadiyah and Vice-chairman Majelis Ulama Indonesia (Indonesian Ulama Council, MUI), on "Islam in Indonesia: Current Trends and Implications", 29 September 05
     
  • IDSS Public Lecture by Bapak Abdurrahman Wahid on Indonesia Presidential Election 2004, 3 June 04.
     
  • IDSS Public Lecture by Bapak Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Indonesia Presidential Election 2004, 26 May 04.
     
  • IDSS Public Lecture by Bapak Ir Akbar Tandjung on Indonesia Presidential Election 2004, 24 May 04
     
  • Professor Dr Yusril Ihza Mahendra, Chairman, Partai Bulan Bintang (PBB) and Dr Hafid Abbas, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, Republic of Indonesia, on "Recent Political Developments in Indonesia", 2 March 01.
     
  • Professor Dr Widjojo Nitisastro, Economic Advisor to President, Republic of Indonesia, on "The Future of Regional Co-operation: Prospects of ASEAN and Indonesia's Role", 18 October 01.
  • HE Dr Alwi Shihab, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Indonesia, on "Indonesia's Internal Development and Regional Stability", 11 August 00.
     
  • HE Akbar Tandjung, Speaker, House of Representatives, Indonesia, on "The Indonesian Parliament in the Era of Reformation", 18 September 00.
     
  • Dr Marzuki Darusman, Attorney-General, Republic of Indonesia, on "Legal Reforms and Political Developments in Indonesia", 15 December 00.
     
  • Dr Amien Rais, General Chairman, The National Mandate Party, Indonesia, on "Indonesia today: Prospects for the future", on 26 January 99.
     
  • Ms Megawati Soekarnoputri, General Chairman, Partai Demokrasi Indonesia-Perjuangan (PDI-P), on "Developments in Indonesia", 15 March 99.
     
  • Mr Abdurrahman Wahid, General Chairman, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), on "Developments in Indonesia", 24 March 99.
     
  • Dr Marzuki Darusman, S.H., Deputy Chairperson, GOLKAR, on "The Promise and Dangers of Democracy in Indonesia", 24 April 99.

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Joint Public Lectures

  • Dr Tan See Seng, Assistant Professor, IDSS, Dr Derek da Cunha, Senior Fellow, ISEAS and Dr K.S. Nathan, Senior Fellow, ISEAS, on "Regional Political and Security Implications of the Terror Attacks in the United States", 9 October 01. Jointly organised with the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.
     
  • Dr Surin Pitsuwan MP, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thailand, on "Strategic Challenges Facing Islam in Southeast Asia", 5 November 01.Jointly organised with the Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies.
     
  • Professor Adam Roberts, Montague Burton Professor of International Relations and Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford University, on "Humanitarian Intervention in the 21st Century", 14 February 00. Jointly organised with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
     
  • Professor Francis Fukuyama, Omer L. and Nancy First Professor of Public Policy, and Director International Commerce and Policy Programme, Institute of Public Policy, George Mason University, on "The Social and Political Implications of the Transition to an Information Society", 20 July 00. Jointly organised with the Institute of Policy Studies.
     
  • HE Dr Javier Solana, Secretary General of the Council of the European Union and High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, on "Future Relations Between the European Union and Asia", 26 July 00. Jointly organised with the Asia-Europe Foundation.
     
  • Dr David Dickens, Director, Centre for Strategic Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, on "Diplomatic Role of the Military", 29 October 99. Jointly organised with the Singapore Institute of International Affairs.