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.
New Directions for Indonesia – Singapore Relations by Leonard C. Sebastian RSIS Commentaries No. 35 Click here to download Commentary
The Method, The Means and The Will: The Hallmarks of Al-Qaida by Rohan Gunaratna RSIS Commentaries No. 34 Click here to download Commentary
Why Jiang Stayed On: A Different View by Nan Li RSIS Commentaries No. 33 Click here to download Commentary
Major Milestone in ASEAN-China Rel by Mely Caballero-Anthony RSIS Commentaries No. 32 Click here to download Commentary
Malaysia’s International Role Post-September 11 by Shamsul A. B. RSIS Commentaries No. 31 Click here to download Commentary
ASEAN, China and the South China Sea: An opportunity missed. by Ralf Emmers RSIS Commentaries No. 30 Click here to download Commentary
Seeking Aid By Threat: North Korea’s Strategy For Survival by Chung Chien-peng RSIS Commentaries No. 29 Click here to download Commentary
From Bali to Moscow: Local Genius Needed In Fighting Terrorism Bushfires by B. Raman RSIS Commentaries No. 28 Click here to download Commentary
October
Deja Vu? Australia’s Reaction To Bali by Tan See Seng RSIS Commentaries No. 27 Click here to download Commentary
After Bali, Will Indonesia Act? by Barry Desker RSIS Commentaries No. 26 Click here to download Commentary
Indonesia’s New Anti-Terrorism Regulations by Leonard C. Sebastian RSIS Commentaries No. 25 Click here to download Commentary
The True Meaning Of Bali by Kumar Ramakrishna RSIS Commentaries No. 24 Click here to download Commentary
The Future Of The Shanghai Cooperation Organization by Shiping Tang RSIS Commentaries No. 23 Click here to download Commentary
Unrestricted Warfare And Chinese Military Strategy by Nan Li RSIS Commentaries No. 22 Click here to download Commentary
Jemaah Islamiah: Aims, Motivations And Possible Counter-Strategies by Kumar Ramakrishna RSIS Commentaries No. 21 Click here to download Commentary
U.S.- Philippines Relations Post September 11: Security Dilemmas Of A Front-Line State In The War On Terrorism by RSIS Commentaries No. 20 Click here to download Commentary
China: One Year After September 11 by Shiping Tang RSIS Commentaries No. 19 Click here to download Commentary
September
Desecuritising the “Illegal Indonesian Migrant Worker” problem in Malaysia’s relations with Indonesia by Joseph Liow RSIS Commentaries No. 18 Click here to download Commentary
Impact of 9-11 on Malaysia and Singapore – One year later by Mushahid Ali RSIS Commentaries No. 17 Click here to download Commentary
September 11 and Major power relations in Northeast Asia by Mark Hong, Nan Li, and Bhubhindar Singh RSIS Commentaries No. 16 Click here to download Commentary
Impact of Sep 11 on Indonesia: One year after by Leonard C Sebastian and Tatik S Hafidz RSIS Commentaries No. 15 Click here to download Commentary
Islam and Society in Southeast Asia After 9-11 by Barry Desker RSIS Commentaries No. 14 Click here to download Commentary
How the Al-Qaeda Survives: A Year after September 11, 2001 by Rohan Gunaratna RSIS Commentaries No. 13 Click here to download Commentary
Beware of pouring fuel on radical embers by Kumar Ramakrishna RSIS Commentaries No. 12 Click here to download Commentary
Interview with Rohan Gunaratna by Rohan Gunaratna RSIS Commentaries No. 11 Click here to download Commentary
August
ASEAN-US Cooperation to combat International terrorism: A more nuanced approach needed by Mushahid Ali and Kumar Ramakrishna RSIS Commentaries No. 10 Click here to download Commentary
China’s Foreign Policy Agenda and The Pla’s New Mission by Nan Li RSIS Commentaries No. 9 Click here to download Commentary
Megawati’s Re-election in 2004 not a sure bet by Irman G. Lanti RSIS Commentaries No. 8 Click here to download Commentary
Nine months after 911: American Perceptions of the war on terror at home and abroad, including Southeast Asia by Kumar Ramakrishna RSIS Commentaries No. 7 Click here to download Commentary
Some Chinese views on Foreign Policy and International Relations Post September 12 by RSIS Commentaries No. 6 Click here to download Commentary
April
Chinese views on the implications of 11 September for warfighting by Nan Li RSIS Commentaries No. 5 Click here to download Commentary
Chinese views on the implications of September 11 for the US- China relationship by Nan Li RSIS Commentaries No. 4 Click here to download Commentary
March
Will the failed Coup attempt derail the ongoing national reconciliation and political transition in Myanmar? by Maung Aung Myoe RSIS Commentaries No. 3 Click here to download Commentary
Political Islam by James Piscatori RSIS Commentaries No. 2 Click here to download Commentary
February
How to secure Indonesia’s Cooperation in fight against Militants by Irman G. Lanti RSIS Commentaries No. 1 Click here to download Commentary
