RSIS Commentaries are published by the
School to provide timely and, where appropriate,
policy relevant background and analysis of
contemporary developments. Listed here are
the commentaries published since the recent
inauguration of the series in October 2001.
Chinese Military Power: Much Less than Meets the Eye by Bernard F.W. Loo RSIS Commentaries No. 111 Click here to download Commentary
Debating Inter-Faith Relations: Will We Descend into another Cold War? by Tuty Raihanah Mostarom RSIS Commentaries No. 110 Click here to download Commentary
Pakistan’s Flood Disaster: An Unprecedented Humanitarian Crisis by Sania Nishtar RSIS Commentaries No. 108 Click here to download Commentary
August
Facing Food Shortages: Urban Food Security in an Age of Constraints by PK Hangzo RSIS Commentaries No. 92 Click here to download Commentary
The Internet: Avenue for Women Jihadi "Participation" by Tuty Raihanah Mostarom and Nur Azlin Mohamed Yasin RSIS Commentaries No. 88 Click here to download Commentary
July
Beyond Petroleum: Limits of Risk Management by Bill Durodié RSIS Commentaries No. 79 Click here to download Commentary
Countering Internet Radicalisation: A Holistic Approach by Yeap Suyin and Jenna Park
Yeap Suyin and Jenna Park RSIS Commentaries No. 78 Click here to download Commentary
June
The Korean Question: An Unresolved Issue of Asia’s Cold War by Emrys Chew RSIS Commentaries No. 66 Click here to download Commentary
G20 Summit: How Asia Can Strengthen its Voice by Pradumna B. Rana RSIS Commentaries No. 65 Click here to download Commentary
G20 Summit: The Need to Regulate Short-Termism by Richard W. Carney RSIS Commentaries No. 64 Click here to download Commentary
May
Mainstreaming CT: Lessons from Times Square by Jenna Park RSIS Commentaries No. 47 Click here to download Commentary
April
Indonesia, the United States and Australia: New Age, New Issues by Yang Razali Kassim RSIS Commentaries No. 39 Click here to download Commentary
CHINA: Leading the Rebirth of Asia's Commercial Aircraft Industry? by Richard A. Bitzinger RSIS Commentaries No. 38 Click here to download Commentary
March
LESSONS FROM THE PAST: RESPONDING TO INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS by Bill Durodié RSIS Commentaries No. 36 Click here to download Commentary
Our Road out of Afghanistan by Samuel Chan RSIS Commentaries No. 35 Click here to download Commentary
Riding Shotgun: Armed Security Guards onboard Merchant Ships by Sam Bateman RSIS Commentaries No. 28 Click here to download Commentary
February
“Cyber War” in the 21st Century: The Emerging Security Challenge by Commodore (retd) Ashok Sawhney RSIS Commentaries No. 20 Click here to download Commentary
The 2010 US Quadrennial Defence Review: Implications for Southeast Asia by Joey Long RSIS Commentaries No. 19 Click here to download Commentary
The Dog That Didn’t Bark? The 2010 Quadrennial Defence Review by Richard A. Bitzinger RSIS Commentaries No. 18 Click here to download Commentary
The Underwear Bomber: A Malaysia Connection? by Clint Lorimore RSIS Commentaries No. 14 Click here to download Commentary
Copenhagen: A Missed Opportunity by Sadhavi Sharma RSIS Commentaries No. 13 Click here to download Commentary
January
Fighting Piracy: Another first for SAF by Samuel Chan RSIS Commentaries No. 10 Click here to download Commentary
Lessons from the Haiti Earthquake: Protecting Small States by Alan Chong RSIS Commentaries No. 8 Click here to download Commentary
SOMALIA ONE YEAR ON : Making the Anti-Piracy Drive More Effective by Commodore (retd) Ashok Sawhney RSIS Commentaries No. 4 Click here to download Commentary
Beyond the Sea: Fighting Piracy in Southeast Asia by Eric Frécon RSIS Commentaries No. 2 Click here to download Commentary