No. 188/2011 dated 28 December 2011 North Korea’s Power Transition: Rising Instability or Regime Resilience? Lee Dongmin Kim Jong-Il’s death adds a new dimension to security challenges on the Korean peninsula and in the region. In this critical period of power transition, it is pertinent not to underestimate the regime’s political resilience amid possible instability. http://www.rsis.edu.sg/publications/Perspective/RSIS1882011.pdf
No. 189/2011 dated 30 December 2011 Ensuring Safety at Sea: The Southern Ocean and the South China Sea Sam Bateman The Southern Ocean and the South China Sea are very different marine environments but both face high risks of incidents at sea that endanger safety and damage international relations. Restraint is required for good order and amicable relations between parties involved. http://www.rsis.edu.sg/publications/Perspective/RSIS1892011.pdf
No. 001/2012 dated 3 January 2012 Indonesia’s Counter Radicalisation Programme: Challenges from the Radicals V. Arianti and Nur Irfani Saripi Indonesia is hailed as a country which has effectively used a hard approach to counter terrorism. But while terrorist organisations can be dismantled, eradicating terrorism is a different matter altogether. http://www.rsis.edu.sg/publications/Perspective/RSIS0012012.pdf
No. 002/2012 dated 3 January 2012 India's Internal Security Outlook: Progress but Still Areas of Concern Bibhu Prasad Routray In spite of some improvements, internal security remains a critical area of concern for India in the new year. The government's ability to end extremist violence and craft a counter-terror architecture continues to be hampered by bureaucratic inertia, inter-ministerial and inter-departmental rivalry and political division. http://www.rsis.edu.sg/publications/Perspective/RSIS0022012.pdf
No. 003/2012 dated 4 January 2012 Engaging Former JI Detainees in Countering Extremism: Can it Work? Kumar Ramakrishna Singapore’s counter-radicalisation programme has been effective in rehabilitating many Jemaah Islamiyah detainees as well as immunising the wider community against violent extremism. Can there be an enhanced role for specially selected former detainees to complement the overall counter-ideological efforts of Singapore’s Muslim scholars? http://www.rsis.edu.sg/publications/Perspective/RSIS0032012.pdf
No. 004/2012 dated 5 January 2012 The South China Sea Disputes: Is the Aquino Way the “ASEAN Way”? Aileen San Pablo-Baviera Growing Chinese assertiveness and military capability have led the Aquino government to adopt tougher rhetoric towards China over the South China Sea disputes. Will the Aquino way bring more results than the “ASEAN Way”? http://www.rsis.edu.sg/publications/Perspective/RSIS0042012.pdf
Forthcoming Events
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6 – 10 February 2011
Full day
RSIS-TFCTN Workshop on General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
NTU, NEC
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10 – 11 February 2011
Full day
Track II Network of ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions (NADI) Workshop on Aviation Security
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