Our People

Front row: (L to R) Dr Alvin Chew, Dr Chang Youngho,
Dr Mely Caballero-Anthony and Dr Rajesh Manohar Basrur

Back row: (L to R) Collin Koh, Irene Kuntjoro, Belinda Chng,
Sofiah Jamil and Nur Azha Putra

The international staff members of RSIS' Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies come from a diverse array of academic backgrounds – including political science, economics, engineering, law and anthropology. This multi-disciplinary approach provides the Centre for NTS Studies with the ability to carry out holistic and cutting-edge research and policy recommendations.

In addition to this, the Centre of NTS Studies also receives several visiting NTS researchers to further enhance the quality of research and diversity of opinions within the school. This also provides visiting researchers with the opportunity to engage with other scholars and practitioners, not only within the RSIS network but also the NTS-Asia network.

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RSIS Staff

Mely Caballero Anthony
Associate Professor and
Head, Centre for NTS Studies
Secretary-General, NTS-Asia
Email: ismcanthony@ntu.edu.sg
DID: +65 6790 5996

Mely Caballero-Anthony is an Associate Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore and Head of the RSIS Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies. Her research interests include regionalism and regional security in Asia Pacific, multilateral security cooperation, politics and international relations in ASEAN, conflict prevention and management, as well as human security. At RSIS, she teaches courses on Non-Traditional Security, and Government and Politics in Southeast Asia. She also lectures regularly on special topics related to regionalism and security in Asia-Pacific at the SAFTI Military Institute (Command and Staff College), Singapore Police Academy and Civil Defence College.

Dr. Anthony's interest in non-traditional security issues has seen her working on projects related to health and human security. In 2002, she was lead researcher and manager for the Project on Health and Human Security in East Asia, jointly sponsored by the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE), the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore and the Japan Foundation Asia Center. She was also part of the research team of the Human Security Project, Global Equity Programme at JFK School of Government, Harvard University that worked closely with the Commission on Human Security (CHS) to identify global issues on human security. Her paper on "Health and Human Security in Asia: Realities and Challenges" was one of the background papers in the volume on Human Security Now (2003) published by the CHS.

Her current publications both single-authored and co-edited include, Understanding Non-Traditional Security in Asia: Dilemmas in Securitization (UK: Ashgate, 2006), Studying Non-Traditional Security in Asia: Trends and Issues (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish, 2006), Regional Security in Southeast Asia: Beyond the ASEAN Way (Singapore: ISEAS, 2005); UN Peace Operations and Asian Security (Routledge, 2005). She has also published extensively on a broad-range of security issues in Asia Pacific which appeared in peer-reviewed journal such as Journal of International Affairs, Asian Survey, Asian Security, Asian Perspective, International Peacekeeping, Pacific Review, Southeast Asian Affairs, and Contemporary Southeast Asia; as well as a number of book chapters on non-traditional security issues, human security, think-tanks and civil society. Dr Anthony is also on the editorial board of the Pacific Review as well as the newly established journal Global Responsibility to Protect (GR2P). Below is a list of Dr. Anthony's recent selected publications.

Dr. Anthony has been active in Track II work through her association with the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) and the ASEAN Institutes of Strategic and International Studies (ASEAN-ISIS) network. She is also a member of the International Advisory Board of the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (APCR2P). Prior to joining IDSS, she was Senior Analyst at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS), Malaysia (1997-2001) and Research Officer at the Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong (1993-1996). She was also a Visiting Research Fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), Japan (2001) and a Research Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore (1997).

 

List of Selected Publications (Recent)

Latest Publications

  1. Mely Caballero-Anthony and Antonio Marquina, “Human Security: European and Asian Approaches”, in Antonio Marquina, ed., Energy Security: Visions from Asia and Europe, (Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave MacMillan, October 2008).


  2. Mely Caballero-Anthony, “Reflections on Managing Migration in Southeast Asia: Mitigating the Unintended Consequences of Securitisation”, in Melissa Curley and Wong Siu-Lun, Security and Migration in Asia: The Dynamics of Securitisation, (London and New York: Routledge, 2008), pp. 165-176.


  3. “Non-Traditional Security and Infectious Diseases in ASEAN: Going Beyond the Rhetoric of Securitization to Deeper Institutionalization”, The Pacific Review, Vol. 21, No. 4, December 2008, pp. 509-527.

 

Forthcoming (Fall/Winter 2008)

  1. "Humanitarian Intervention in East Asia: Exploring Points of Convergence", in Sorpong Peou, ed., Human Security in East Asia: Challenges for Collaborative Action (London and New York: Routledge, October 2008).


  2. "Non-Traditional Security and Multilateralism in Asia: Reshaping the Contours of Regional Security Architecture", in Bates Gill and Michael Green, eds., Asia's New Multilateralism: Cooperation, Competition and the Search for Community (New York: Columbia University Press, Fall 2008)


  3. "Non-Traditional Security, Democracy, and Regionalism in Southeast Asia", in Donald K Emmerson, ed. Hard Choices: Security, Regionalism and Democracy in Southeast Asia, (Brookings Institution Press, 2008).


Journal Articles

  1. "Revisiting the Bangsamoro Struggle: Contested Identities and Elusive Peace", Asian Security, Vol. 3, No. 2, May-August 2007, pp. 141-161.


  2. "Combating Infectious Diseases in East Asia: Securitisation and Global Public Goods for Health and Human Security," Journal of International Affairs, (New York: Columbia University Press), Spring/Summer 2006, pp. 105-127.


  3. "Bridging Development Gaps in ASEAN: Towards an ASEAN Community", UNISCI Journal No. 11, Madrid: Complutensi University, May 2006, pp.37-48.


  4. "Political Transitions in Southeast Asia", Southeast Asian Affairs 2005 (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies), pp. 24-44.


  5. "SARS in Asia: Crisis, Vulnerabilities and Regional Responses", Asian Survey, Vol. XLV, No. 3, May/June 2005, pp. 475-495.


  6. "Introduction: The UN Peace Operation and Asian Security", International Peacekeeping, Vol. 12, No.1, Spring 2005, pp. 1-24.


  7. "Re-visioning Human Security in Southeast Asia", Asian Perspectives, Vol. 28 No. 3, 2004, pp. 155-189.


  8. "Non-State Regional Governance Mechanism for Economic Security: The Case of the ASEAN Peoples' Assembly", The Pacific Review, Vol. 17, No.4, 2004, pp. 567-585.



Books

  1. Regional Security in Southeast Asia: Beyond the ASEAN Way, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asia Studies, 2005: 1-382.


  2. Studying Non-Traditional Security in Asia: Trends and Issues, (co-ed with Amitav Acharya and Ralf Emmers), Singapore: Marshall Cavendish, 2006: 1-242.


  3. Non-Traditional Security in Asia: Dilemmas in Securitisation (co-ed with Amitav Acharya and Ralf Emmers), London: Ashgate Publishers, 2006: 1-257.


  4. UN Peace Operations and Asian Security, (co-editor) with Amitav Acharya, London: Routledge/Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2005: 1-146.


  5. UN Peace Operations and Asian Security, (co-editor) with Amitav Acharya, International Peacekeeping, Special Issue, Vol. 12, No. 1, London: Frank Cass, Spring 2005: 1-137.


  6. Asian Attitudes and Approaches to Peace Operations, Madrid: Research Unit on Security and Cooperation, Dept. of Political Science, Complutense University, Madrid, 2003:1-30.


Book Chapters:

  1. “Non-Traditional Security, Regionalism, and the State in Southeast Asia”, in Amit Pandya and Ellen Laipson, (eds.), Transnational Trends: Middle Eastern and Asian Views, Washington, DC: Henry L. Stimson Center, 2008, pp. 139-155.

  2. “Re-Thinking Peace Operations in East Asia: Problems and Prospects”, in Donald Daniel, Patricia Taft and Sharon Wiharta (eds.), Peace Operations: Trends, Progress and Prospects, Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2008, pp. 169-186

  3. Mely Caballero-Anthony and Antonio Marquina, “Human Security: European and Asian Approaches”, in Antonio Marquina, ed., Energy Security: Visions from Asia and Europe, (Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave MacMillan, October 2008).


  4. Mely Caballero-Anthony, “Reflections on Managing Migration in Southeast Asia: Mitigating the Unintended Consequences of Securitisation”, in Melissa Curley and Wong Siu-Lun, Security and Migration in Asia: The Dynamics of Securitisation, (London and New York: Routledge, 2008), pp. 165-176.

 

Op-eds/Commentaries:

  1. "Managing Food Fights from Food Rights in ASEAN", RSIS Commentary, 53/2008, 28 April 2008, (with Irene Kuntjoro and Sofiah Jamil).


  2. "Re-positioning US Engagement in Southeast Asia: A Case for Non-Traditional Security", RSIS Commentary, 38/2008, 25 March 2008.


  3. "Climate Change, Energy, and Environmental Sustainability: Are Regional Security Frameworks Prepared?", PacNet 48B, 28 November 2007.


  4. "Climate change, Energy and Environment are issues high on security agenda", Today, 23 November 2007.


  5. "Nuclear power: Lessons from Japan", Straits Times, 25 July 2007, (with Sofiah Jamil).


  6. "Coping with Floods and Humanitarian Emergencies: Can Southeast Asia Afford to Wait", in PACNET 11, March 8, 2007.


  7. Mely Caballero-Anthony, "Will Asia heed warning of Jakarta's Katrina?", Today, 7 February 2007.


  8. "Recalibrating the ASEAN Security Community", IDSS Commentary, 21 June 2006.


  9. "Building a Regional Disaster Response Capability for a Secure ASEAN Community", IDSS Commentary, 13 June 2006, (with Amitav Acharya). Also carried in Straits Times, Singapore.


The complete listing of Dr. Anthony's selected publications is available here

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RSIS Staff

Rajesh Manohar Basrur
Associate Professor
Email: israjesh@ntu.edu.sg
DID: +65 6513 7608

Rajesh M. Basrur is Associate Professor at RSIS. He has obtained MA and M Phil degrees in History (Delhi) and MA and PhD in Political Science (Bombay). Earlier, he was Director, Centre for Global Studies, Mumbai, India (2000-2007) and taught History and Politics at the University of Mumbai (1978-2000). He has engaged in post-doctoral research at RSIS (2006-07), Stanford University (2002-2003), Sandia National Laboratories (2002), the Brookings Institution (2001-2002), the Henry L. Stimson Center (2001), the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1995-96), and Simon Fraser University (1994). His research interests encompass the policy aspects of Human Security, Nuclear Politics, Nuclear/Radiological Terrorism, the International Politics of South Asia, and International Relations Theory. He has published over 50 research papers and chapters in Contemporary South Asia, India Review, Journal of Peace Research and other journals and edited volumes. His papers have also been published in French and Russian.

 

List of Selected Publications

Books

  1. Edited, (with Mallika Joseph) Reintroducing the Human Security Debate in South Asia (New Delhi: Samskriti Publishers, 2007)


  2. Minimum Deterrence and India's Nuclear Security (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2006)


  3. Edited, Security in the New Millennium: Views from South Asia (New Delhi: India Research Press, 2001)


  4. India's External Relations: A Theoretical Analysis (New Delhi: Commonwealth Publishers, 2000)


Research Papers

  1. "WMD Terrorism: Challenge and Response," in Hiro Katsumata and See Seng Tang, eds., People's ASEAN and Governments' ASEAN, RSIS Monograph No. 12 (Singapore: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, 2007)


  2. "Bringing Human Security Back into South Asia," in Rajesh M. Basrur and Mallika Joseph, eds., Reintroducing the Human Security Debate in South Asia (New Delhi: Samskriti Publishers, 2007)


  3. (With Friedrich Steinhausler) "Nuclear and Radiological Threats for India: Risk Potential and Countermeasures," Journal of Physical Security, 1, 1 (2004)


  4. "Nuclear Terrorism and Nuclear Posture in India and Pakistan," Proceedings, 13th International Security Conference, International Security Challenges and Strategies in the New Era, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, April 23rd - 25th, 2003


  5. (With Hasan-Askari Rizvi), "Nuclear Terrorism and South Asia," Occasional Paper, 25, Cooperative Monitoring Center, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, February 2003


  6. "Towards Democratization of Nuclear Policy," in Nawaz B. Mody, Kannamma Raman and Louis D'Silva, eds., Revitalizing Indian Democracy (Mumbai: Allied Publishers, 2001)


  7. "Human Security, the State and Democracy in A Globalising World," in Rajesh M. Basrur, ed., Security in the New Millennium: Views from South Asia (New Delhi: India Research Press, 2001)


  8. "Structure and Interaction in the Global System," International Studies, 31, 4 (October-December 1994): 377-397


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Chang Youngho
Associate Professor
Email: isyhchang@ntu.edu.sg
DID: +65 6316 8781

Chang Youngho is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the School and the Division of Economics, Nanyang Technological University. He is teaching Energy Security for graduate students at the School and Energy Economics for undergraduate students at the Division of Economics. He is a member of R&D Workgroup for the National Climate Change Committee (N3C). He specializes in the economics of climate change, the economics of renewable resources, energy security, oil and economy, and electricity market deregulation. His current research interests are oil price fluctuation and macroeconomic performance, the economics of energy security, the transition of resource use in an economy, the economics of sustainability, energy use and climate change, and the effectiveness of a new market structure in a deregulated electricity market.

From 1999 to 2007, Dr Chang taught Resource and Energy Economics, Environmental Economics, Macroeconomics, Principles of Economics, and Economics of the Environment at the National University of Singapore. He has published research papers in academic journals like Econometric Theory, Economics Letters, Energy Policy, International Journal of Global Energy Issues, and International Journal of Electronic Business Management. Apart from academic publications, he carried out consultation projects for the public and private sector including analysis of the effectiveness of new market structure in electricity industry, understanding the drivers for ethanol demand and the cost-benefit analysis of the Kyoto Protocol for Singapore. He also worked for international academic associations such as the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) as a member of the organizing committee for its annual conferences and a judge for best student paper competition for the IAEE conference. He was a degree fellow at the East-West Center, Hawaii and received his Ph.D. (in Economics) from University of Hawaii at Manoa, U.S.A

 

List of Selected Publications

Books & Book Chapters

  1. Feasibility Study on Establishing of Oil Product Spot Market in Northeast Asia, with Jin Young So (Lead Author), Nam Jin Roh and Hyun Jin An, Korea Energy Economics Institute, December 2007 (in Korean with Executive Summary in English)


  2. "Singapore: National energy security and regional cooperation," with L. Lye, in Energy Security: Managing Risk in a Dynamic Legal and Regulatory Environment, ed. by B. Barton, C. Redgwell, A. Ronne and D. Zillman. Oxford: Oxford University Press, (2004).


  3. "Equity, efficiency and effectiveness of greenhouse gas emissions reduction paradigms: Agenda for advanced developing economies (focus in Korea)," in Reinforcing Asia-Europe Cooperation on Climate Change, ed. by Asia-Europe Environment Forum, Asia-Europe Foundation, (2004).


  4. "Overview of energy security in Asia," in Energy & Security: The Geopolitics of Energy in the Asia-Pacific edited by the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS), Nanyang Technological University (2006).


  5. "Country studies: South Korea," in Energy & Security: The Geopolitics of Energy in the Asia-Pacific edited by the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS), Nanyang Technological University (2006).


  6. "Renewable energy and the environment: Technology and economic perspectives," in Energy Perspectives on Singapore and the Region edited by Mark Hong, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (2007).


  7. "East Asian energy supply and demand outlook" with Elspeth Thomson in Asian Energy Security (tentative) edited by East Asian Institute, NUS, National University of Singapore Press (forthcoming).


  8. "The potential for energy conservation in East Asia" with Elspeth Thomson in Asian Energy Security (tentative) edited by East Asian Institute, NUS, National University of Singapore (forthcoming).


Published Papers

  1. "Electricity market deregulation and energy security: A study of the UK and Singapore electricity markets," with Jian Liang Lee, International Journal of Global Energy Issues 29(1/2): 109-132 (2008).


  2. "Efficiency of generation companies in the deregulated electricity market of Singapore: Parametric and non-parametric approaches," with Wai Lit Toh, International Journal of Electronic Business Management 5(3): 225-238 (2007).


  3. "Differing perspectives of major oil firms on future energy developments: An illustrative framework," with Jiayun Yong, Energy Policy 35(11): 5466-5480 (2007).


  4. "Electricity market structure, electricity price and its volatility" with Cheolbeom Park, Economics Letters, 95(2): 192-197 (2007).


  5. "The new electricity market of Singapore: Regulatory framework, market power and competition," Energy Policy, 35(1): 403-412 (2007).


  6. "Efficiency and deregulation of the electricity market in Singapore," with Tuan Hin Tay, Energy Policy, 34(16): 2498-2508 (2006).


  7. "Oil price fluctuations and the Singapore economy," with Joon Fong Wong, Energy Policy, 31(11): 1151-1165 (2003).


  8. "Economy, energy, and environment: A general-equilibrium model of heterogeneous demand and extraction in natural resources," Environmental and Resource Economics Review, 6: 193-210 (1997).


  9. "The asymptotic variance of ML estimator of MA (1) coefficient – Solution," with Eric Im, Econometric Theory, 9: 527-530 (1993).


  10. "The asymptotic variance of ML estimator of MA (1) coefficient," with Eric Im, Econometric Theory, 8: 424-426 (1992).


The complete listing of Dr. Chang's selected publications is available here

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Alvin Chew
Research Fellow
Email: isalvinchew@ntu.edu.sg
DID: +65 6790 6845

Alvin Chew is Research Fellow at RSIS. He is currently involved in energy security issues and also coordinates the programme on Science, Technology and Security in the institute. The programme is multi-disciplinary in nature, and draws the expertise from the scientific and engineering communities in NTU to work with social scientists in addressing international security concerns. He will also be teaching the MSc course module, Technology and Strategic Policy, in RSIS. He is also actively involved in the track 2 level meetings of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) Study Group on Energy Security. He had also previously worked in the areas of Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) and military transformation, and also taught at the Singapore Armed Forces Military Institute. Prior to joining RSIS, he was also employed at the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and conducted studies on the protection of critical infrastructure.

 

List of Selected Publications

Commentaries

  1. Alvin Chew, "The Obstacles to Military Transformation", RSIS Commentary, June 2007


  2. Alvin Chew, "Haze as a Security Threat to the Nation", in Yang Razali Kassim ed. Strategic Currents, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technology University, 2006


  3. Alvin Chew, "Is Nuclear Energy a Viable Option for All?", RSIS Commentary, October 2007


  4. Alvin Chew, "A Regional Nuclear Cooperation", YHYS Conference on Energy and Environment, November 2007


  5. Alvin Chew, "Prospects for an ASEAN Nuclear Cooperation", RSIS Commentary, December 2007


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Irene Kuntjoro
Associate Research Fellow
Email: isirene@ntu.edu.sg
DID: +65 6513 2036

Irene A. Kuntjoro is an Associate Research Fellow for the Centre of NTS Studies at RSIS. Among other tasks, she is also assisting the production of NTS-Asia Consortium's fortnightly alert. She has obtained a BA in International Relations from the University of Indonesia and an MA in International Security and Terrorism from the University of Nottingham (UK).

Prior to her current position she was a teaching assistant for the International Relations Undergraduate Program at the University of Indonesia (2003-2005) and used to work as a consultant for a national NGO in Jakarta (2007-2008). Her research interests encompass climate change/environmental security, energy security, transnational crime, conflict prevention and resolution, multilateralism, ASEAN and East Asia regionalism, human security, humanitarian intervention, and international relations theory.

List of Selected Publications

  1. "Weighing Issues: Human Security in ASEAN's Fight For Food", Irene Kuntjoro and Sofia Jamil,NTS Insight, 02/October 2008

  2. "Managing Food Fights from Food Rights in ASEAN", Mely Caballero-Anthony, Sofiah Jamil and Irene Kuntjoro, RSIS Commentaries, 53, 28 April 2008.

  3. Global Terror: A Threat of Globalized Dimension", Andi Widjajanto & Irene A. Kuntjoro. Global, Jurnal Politik Internasional (Journal of International Politics), 5/2, 2003

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Sofiah Jamil
Research Analyst/Webmaster
Email: issofiah@ntu.edu.sg
DID: +65 6513 2037

Sofiah Jamil is a Research Analyst / Webmaster at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. She is attached to the Consortium of Non-Traditional Security Studies in Asia (NTS-Asia), where she, amongst other projects, works actively on the production of the Consortium's bimonthly newsletter as well as its fortnightly news bulletin (NTS Alert).

Prior to her current position, Ms Jamil was an intern to Mr Manu Bhaskaran, head of economics research of Centennial Group Inc, a policy advisory group based in Washington DC.

Ms Jamil graduated from the University of Western Australia in mid-2006. She majored in Political Science and Anthropology. She was conferred upon graduation a 2nd Class Honours (Upper) in Political Science and International Relations. Her honours thesis is entitled "Oh I See!" – The Organisation of Islamic Conference's Enlightened Moderation Agenda.

She is keenly interested in contemporary Muslim politics, human security, migration and environmental studies. Her current research examines efforts by Muslim states/communities in dealing with climate change, particularly dealing with the notion and applicability of Islamic environmentalism.

 

List of Selected Publications

  1. (Upcoming) Book chapter entitled 'Islam & Environmentalism: Greening Our Youth"

  2. "Weighing Issues: Human Security in ASEAN's Fight For Food", Irene Kuntjoro and Sofia Jamil,NTS Insight, 02/October 2008

  3. "Managing Food Fights from Food Rights in ASEAN", Mely Caballero-Anthony, Sofiah Jamil & Irene Kuntjoro, RSIS Commentaries, 53, 28 April 2008.

  4. "The Rush for Nuclear Energy in Southeast Asia: Promises and Pitfalls", Mely Caballero- Anthony & Sofiah Jamil, RSIS Commentaries, 23 July 2007

  5. "Singapore Can Play a Unique Role in the Muslim World", Sofiah Jamil, The Straits Times, 9 June 2007

  6. "IC's Journey to Enlightenment" , Sofiah Jamil, RSIS Commentaries, 7 June 2007 http://www.ntu.edu.sg/rsis/publications/Perspective/RSIS0572007.pdf

  7. "Climate Change and the Muslim World: The OIC Could Do With Captain Planet", Sofiah Jamil RSIS Commentaries, 14 Feb 2007

  8. "Clearing up ASEAN's Hazy Relations", Sofiah Jamil, IDSS Commentary, 25 Oct 2006 - Also published in The Straits Times, 28th Oct 2006, Pg. S10

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Kevin YL Tan
Adjunct Associate Professor
Email: equilibrium@pacific.net.sg

Kevin YL Tan is Adjunct Associate Professor at the School. He was born and educated in Singapore, graduating with LLB (Hons) from the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore in 1986. He joined the teaching staff of the same faculty that same year. Subsequently obtained his LLM (Masters of Law) and JSD (Doctor in the Science of Law) at Yale Law School in the United States. From 1986 to 2000, he taught at the Law Faculty, specializing in Constitutional and Administrative Law, Law and Government, Law and Society and International Human Rights. He resigned as Associate Professor in 2000 to start his own consultancy but continues to teach law on the part-time basis at both the National University of Singapore and the Nanyang Technological University.

Beyond his university duties, he has been active in many organisations, serving as National Programme Commissioner in the Singapore Scout Association (1992-95); Council Member of the National Youth Achievement Award Council (since 1998), Singapore Red Cross Society (since 1999), CSCAP (since 1998), Board Member of the Preservation of Monuments Board (since 1998), Singapore Academy of Law Legal Heritage Committee (since 1999), Executive Director of the Society of International Law, Singapore (1998-2003), President, The Roundtable (1999-2002). Since 2001, he has been President of the Singapore Heritage Society. He has published widely in his areas of specialization and his Constitutional Law in Malaysia and Singapore is the standard casebook in use in Malaysia and Singapore.

 

List of Selected Publications

  1. Current work in progress - Second collection of legal history essays, a book of essays on Singapore's constitution (with Thio Li-ann) and a book on media law (with Ang Peng Hwa)


  2. Tan, K. 2005, Introduction to Singapore's Constitution (Talisman, 2005)


  3. Tan, K. 2004, Essays in Singapore Legal History (Marshall-Cavendish Academic, 2004)


  4. Tan, K. 2004, Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys: Singapore-Malaysia Edition, Brownsea


  5. Tan, K. & Wan M.H. 2002, Scouting in Singapore: 1910-2000, Singapore Scout Association/National Archives, Singapore


  6. Tan, K. 1999, The Singapore Legal System, Singapore University Press


  7. Tan, K. & Lam P. E. 1999, Lee's Lieutenants: Singapore's Old Guard, Allen & Unwin


  8. Tan, K. & Lam P. E. 1997, Managing Political Change in Singapore: The Elected Presidency, Routledge


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Belinda Chng
Associate Research Fellow
Email: ISHKChng@ntu.edu.sg
DID: +65 6592 7522

Belinda Chng is an Associate Research Fellow for the Centre of NTS Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS). Prior to her current employment, Ms Chng served as a research assistant for the Multilateralism and Regionalism research programme at RSIS, while pursuing an MSc in International Relations under a scholarship granted by the School (2007-2008).

After obtaining a BA from the Australian National University (2004-2006), Ms Chng worked as a research analyst with the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research. Her main tasks involved assessing the threat of terrorism in the Philippines, as well as, assisting a small team of intelligence practitioners from the Philippines, the U.S. and Denmark to develop a week-long workshop curriculum for counterterrorism practitioners.

Ms Chng is deeply interested in human security and developmental issues, conflict prevention and resolution, as well as environmental security. Her Master's thesis was entitled "The Aceh Peace Process – The anatomy of Success and Failure". The thesis put forward the case of a conflation of separatism with terrorism in Southeast Asia and proposed the use of a human security approach towards resolution of separatist conflicts.

 

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Nur Azha Putra
Associate Research Fellow / Webmaster
Email: isnazha@ntu.edu.sg
DID: +65 6592 7522

Nur Azha Putra is an Associate Research Fellow for the Centre of NTS Studies at RSIS. He graduated from NTU with a Master of Science in International Political Economy and he also holds a Bachelor of Information Technology from Central Queensland University. Prior to his appointment at RSIS, he was a Research Officer at the Centre for Research on Islamic and Malay Affairs (RIMA). RIMA is a subsidiary and research wing of the Association of Muslim Professionals, Singapore. Before moving into the research field, he was a journalist with Singapore Press Holdings's national Malay newspaper, Berita Harian, and prior to that, he was an Information System Officer at a regional brokerage house.

His research interests include Food Security, Energy Security and Climate Change, Energy Security and Sustainable Development, Geopolitics of Energy Security.

List of Selected Publications

  1. "Food Aid and Food Security: A Necessary Evil?", Nur Azha Putra, NTS Insight,
    2 October 2008.

  2. "Energy Security in Singapore: Challenges and Opportunities", Chang Youngho,
    Nur Azha Putra, RSIS Commentaries 101, 25 September 2008.

  3. "Energy Security in Singapore: Making Power Affordable To All", Chang Youngho,
    Nur Azha Putra, The Straits Times,18 September 2008.

 

 

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Koh Swee Lean Collin
Research Analyst
Email: ISCollinKoh@ntu.edu.sg
DID: +65 6513 2037

Koh Swee Lean Collin is a research analyst at the Centre of Non-Traditional Security Studies in the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He is currently graduating from the Masters of Science (Strategic Studies) course in RSIS and would be pursuing a Ph. D program in the same institution from academic year 2008 onwards. Prior to this, Collin had graduated from the School of Materials Engineering, NTU with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honors) in 2007.

His research interests are vested in both non-traditional and traditional security studies, in particular energy security issues and military developments in the Asia-Pacific.

List of Selected Publications

  1. "Energy and Non-Traditional Security: A Tripartite Approach", Collin Koh and Mely Caballero-Anthony, NTS Insight, November 2008.

  2. "Russian Arms Sales: The Other Story Behind Somalia's Piracy", Collin Koh and Ron Matthews, RSIS Commentary No. 111,October 2008

  3. "Energy Security: Rethinking Market and Governance", Youngho Chang and Collin Koh, NTS Insight, 01/October 2008.

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Kevin Punzalan
Research Analyst
Email: iskevinpunzalan@ntu.edu.sg
DID: +65 6513 7521

Kevin Punzalan is a Research Analyst for the Centre of NTS Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS). He is currently completing a Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies (2010) at the same institution.

Mr. Punzalan obtained a BA in International Studies, majoring in European Studies at De La Salle University-Manila (2004-2007), graduating with honorable mention. Prior to being accepted at the RSIS, he also pursued a Master’s Degree in International Studies for a year at De La Salle, and was an intern at the British Council, Manila.

Kevin maintains an interest in both traditional and non-security issues. These include the roots of terrorism, naval rivalry in the Asia Pacific region, energy security, renewable energy, and migration issues. His undergraduate thesis, titled: "The Legacy of Thatcherism and New Labour Immigration Policy", examined how regionalization and policy feedback effects helped create contrasting and counter-intuitive migration policies between the Thatcher and Blair governments in the United Kingdom; and was awarded as the Best Thesis of the International Studies Department (2007).

Outside of work, he has maintained an interest in public speaking and debating, and has participated in international competitions for each.

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Pau Khan Khup Hangzou
Research Analyst
Email: ISKKPau@ntu.edu.sg
DID: +65 6513 7521

Mr. P.K. Hangzo is a Research Analyst at the Center of Non-Traditional Security Studies in the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) of Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He is currently pursuing Master of Science in Strategic Studies in RSIS. Prior to this,P.K. had graduated from Delhi University in in 2005. He majored in Geography.

He is interested in a wide range of Non-Traditional Security issues like energy, water and climate change as well as traditional security issues including military weapons, arms race and conflicts. He also has a special interest in analyzing ethnic conflicts.

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Visiting Researchers

Jean Michel Montsion
Visiting Research Fellow
Email: montsijm@mcmaster.ca

Jean Michel Montsion was a Visiting Research Fellow at RSIS, NTU (Feb-April 2008) and 3rd year Ph.D Candidate in International Relations at McMaster University. His dissertation focuses on the evolution of transnational social practices of Chinese communities in Southeast Asia (Malaysia and Singapore) and their (re)production of regional transnational social spaces. He is interested in understanding (mis)representations of (overseas) Chinese activities in Southeast Asia and North America. More specifically, his work focusses on the development of a hermeneutic phenomenology of the diasporic everyday life through Henri Lefebvre's rhythmanalysis.

Jean Michel's research interests are critical geography; international relations theory (critical approaches); (trans)migrant identity; transnationalism; diasporas and the challenge to state sovereignty. Jean Michel holds a Specialized Honours and a Master's Degree in Political Science (International Relations) from the University of Ottawa.

 

Relevant Publications & Conference Presentations

  1. Jean Michel Montsion, Richard Stubbs, "Le pouvoir des plus faibles: L'ANASE et le projet de coopération régionale en Asie de l'Est" Etudes internationales 38(2), June 2007, pp.167-187


  2. Jean Michel Montsion, "La mondialisation est-elle un danger pour l'État?" Colloque des jeunes chercheurs en Sciences sociales, Petit Séminaire de Québec (Outaouais), May 2004


  3. Jean Michel Montsion, "Que constitue la diaspora chinoise? Au-delà des modèles existants, saisir l'expérience migrante et transmigrante" Master's Dissertation University of Ottawa, 2003, 163p


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Visiting Researchers

Long Sarou
Cambodian Research Fellow (2008)

Long Sarou is a Cambodian Research Fellow at the Centre of Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies from July – December 2008. He obtained his BA in Project Management from Cambodian Build Bright University and is currently near completion of his M.A in Development Studies at Royal University of Phnom Penh ((RUPP), Cambodia. He has been working closely and efficiently with Buddhist monks at the Association of Buddhists for the Environment (ABE) since 2005 in the development and implementation of many projects, including the establishment of the tree nurseries and home gardens, water harvesting and water resource management, community accountability and management training, and environmental education awareness projects.

He is currently interested in doing research on "Livelihood Strategies Amongst Indigenous People in Central Cardamom Protected Forests, Cambodia". The main objective of the study is to determine the impact of interventions such as government – natural resource management policies, and NGO interventions, as well as the impact of newcomers/outsiders on livelihoods of indigenous people and how these indigenous are coping in livelihoods. He expected that the study will be made to understand policies and practice linkage and to analyze opportunities to enhance the rights of indigenous people in order to access and use the natural resource in more sustainable way. The report from this study will also be useful to a wide ranged stakeholders engaged in promoting natural resource management in Cambodia, which will help development practitioners, NGOs, and government to develop better strategies to combine livelihood programmes and natural resource management components into rural communities, especially with marginalized and indigenous people.

Click here to view a write up on Long Sarou's field work in Cambodia

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Visiting Researchers

Neth Naro
Cambodian Research Fellow (2008)

Neth Naro is a Cambodian Research Fellow at the Centre of Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies from July to December 2008. He is currently pursuing his Masters at the University of Cambodia, and is a research assistant for the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, Cambodia. In 2007, he participated in a 6-month training program on Economic Development of CLMV countries at the Institute of Developing Economic Japan External Trade Organization in Japan. During his stay in RSIS, he will be working on Migration and Human Trafficking- A case for regional cooperation. This topic was chosen as it is a serious problem in Cambodia due to a number of factors, including poverty, socio-economic imbalance between rural and urban areas, increased tourism, and the lack of unemployment and education. As a result, seeking job opportunities in neighbouring countries would seem to be the best alternative in securing a well-paying job. However, in the midst of doing so, many are coerced into labor and sexual exploitation due to ill-prepared migration measures and the lack of good governance.

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Visiting Researchers

Rizal Sukma
NTS-Asia Research Fellow (2007)

Dr. Rizal Sukma is currently Deputy Executive Director at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta , Indonesia. He is also the Chairman of International Relations Division, Central Executive Board of Muhammadiyah (second largest Islamic organisation in Indonesia with approximately 25 million members); member of the board at Syafii Maarif Institute for Culture and Humanity; a visiting lecturer at Department of International Relations at Muhammadiyah University - Malang; and a member of the National Committee on Strategic Defense Review, Indonesia's Ministry of Defence.

He received his PhD degree in international relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), United Kingdom in 1997. Dr Sukma is the author of numerous papers and reports, and has published in several journals and other internationally circulated publications. During his time in RSIS, Dr Sukma wrote a paper on Securitisation of Human Trafficking in Indonesia.

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NTS-Asia Network

The Centre for NTS Studies is also the Secretariat of the Consortium on Non-Traditional Security Studies in Asia (NTS-Asia), which brings together 14 research institutes and think tanks from across Asia, and strives to further develop the process of networking, consolidate existing research on NTS-related issues and mainstream NTS studies in Asia.

The Consortium was officially launched on 8th January 2007 at the Marina Mandarin, Singapore. Former Thai Foreign Minister and Member of the International Human Security Commission (and current ASEAN Secretary General) Dr. Surin Pitsuwan , presented a highly motivating keynote address, which was then followed by speeches from the Ford Regional Representative, Prof. Andrew Watson; Dean of RSIS, Amb. Barry Desker; and the then NTS-Asia Secretary General, Prof. Amitav Acharya.

Visit the NTS-Asia Website at www.rsis-ntsasia.org

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