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.
Global Terrorism Outlook for 2005 by Rohan Gunaratna RSIS Commentaries No. 65 Click here to download Commentary
Golkar : Yudhoyono’s Transformation by Yang Razali Kassim RSIS Commentaries No. 64 Click here to download Commentary
The Fragmented Terrorist Organisation: Lesser or Larger Threat? by Muhammad Haniff Hassan RSIS Commentaries No. 63 Click here to download Commentary
The Challenge of Improving Maritime Security An Assessment of the implementation of the ISPS Code and initial responses as to its effectiveness by Catherine Zara Raymond RSIS Commentaries No. 62 Click here to download Commentary
Why East Asia Is Negotiating FTAs by Barry Desker RSIS Commentaries No. 61 Click here to download Commentary
November
India’s “Look East” Policy: Reaching Southeast Asia via Northeast India by Manjeet S Pardesi` RSIS Commentaries No. 60 Click here to download Commentary
Terrorism is not dead by Bouchaib Silm RSIS Commentaries No. 59 Click here to download Commentary
Australia’s New Maritime Security Strategy by Catherine Zara Raymond RSIS Commentaries No. 58 Click here to download Commentary
War In Iraq: Demystifying the Privatised Military Industry by Morten Hansen RSIS Commentaries No. 57 Click here to download Commentary
Carnage in Southern Thailand: Is there Recourse? by S P Harish and Sabrina Chua RSIS Commentaries No. 56 Click here to download Commentary
Osama and Azzarqawi: Rivals or allies? by Bouchaib Silm RSIS Commentaries No. 55 Click here to download Commentary
October
The Rise of the Miltary-Entertainment Complex by Manjeet S Pardesi RSIS Commentaries No. 54 Click here to download Commentary
Islam Hadhari: Abdullah’s vision for Malaysia by Muhammad Haniff Hassan RSIS Commentaries No. 53 Click here to download Commentary
The Economics of Singapore’s RMA by Adrian Kuah RSIS Commentaries No. 52 Click here to download Commentary
Future Challenges From the Sea by Joshua Ho RSIS Commentaries No. 51 Click here to download Commentary
US Global Posture Review and Adversarial Responses by W. Lawrence S. Prabhakar RSIS Commentaries No. 50 Click here to download Commentary
Umno General Assembly: Abdullah’s new direction for the Malays by Yang Razali Kassim RSIS Commentaries No. 49 Click here to download Commentary
September
Beslan School Massacre: Revenge in the name of Islam? by Muhammad Haniff Hassan RSIS Commentaries No. 48 Click here to download Commentary
Security Cooperation between the U.S. and its Southeast Asian Partners by Sheldon Simon RSIS Commentaries No. 47 Click here to download Commentary
Indonesia’s next President: Implication for conflicts in Aceh and Papua by S P Harish RSIS Commentaries No. 46 Click here to download Commentary
Jakarta Bombing 2004: Why Target Australia? by Michelle Teo RSIS Commentaries No. 45 Click here to download Commentary
Madrasahs As Partners In The Ideological War Against Terrorism by Yang Razali Kassim and Muhammad Haniff Hassan RSIS Commentaries No. 44 Click here to download Commentary
Political Transitions and Regional Security in Southeast Asia by Mely Anthony and Joey Long RSIS Commentaries No. 43 Click here to download Commentary
How to Avoid a Nuclear Arms Race in Northeast Asia by Bernard Loo RSIS Commentaries No. 42 Click here to download Commentary
The SAF’s Next Challenge by Barry Desker RSIS Commentaries No. 41 Click here to download Commentary
Insurgency in Southern Thailand: What the bombings portend by Sabrina Chua RSIS Commentaries No. 40 Click here to download Commentary
Saudi amnesty: A new approach to counter-terrorism? by Bouchaib Silm RSIS Commentaries No. 39 Click here to download Commentary
Constitutional Court ruling on Bali trials: Indonesia on road to country of law? by Roslina Johari RSIS Commentaries No. 38 Click here to download Commentary
Defending Singapore’s Vital Infrastructure Against Terrorism by Arabinda Acharya RSIS Commentaries No. 37 Click here to download Commentary
August
Assessing the Structure of the New National Security Strategy by Bernard Loo RSIS Commentaries No. 36 Click here to download Commentary
Transnational Terrorism: A Clear and Present Danger by Kumar Ramakrishna RSIS Commentaries No. 35 Click here to download Commentary
The Fight Against Terror: Psychological Defence, Ideological Response by Mushahid Ali and Muhammad Haniff Hassan RSIS Commentaries No. 34 Click here to download Commentary
Conflict in Southern Thailand: Removing Education from the Security Agenda by S P Harish RSIS Commentaries No. 33 Click here to download Commentary
The Pondok Schools of Southern Thailand: Bastion of Islamic Education or Hotbed of Militancy ? by Joseph Liow RSIS Commentaries No. 32 Click here to download Commentary
The Report of the 9/11 Commission: A balancing act by Amitav Acharya RSIS Commentaries No. 31 Click here to download Commentary
July
Beyond the Iraq Hostage Crisis: Re-Assessing US-Philippine Relations by Mely C Anthony RSIS Commentaries No. 30 Click here to download Commentary
RMA in the Emerging Strategic Environment: Can the US win future wars? by Manjeet S Pardesi RSIS Commentaries No. 29 Click here to download Commentary
Singapore’s Security Challenges: How does the RMA Fit In? by Joshua Ho and Manjeet S Pardesi RSIS Commentaries No. 28 Click here to download Commentary
Presidential Election and Indonesia’s Economic Outllook by J. Soedradjad Djiwandono RSIS Commentaries No. 27 Click here to download Commentary
The Paradox of Indonesia’s “Post-Majapahit” Presidency: Historic Direct Election Makes Yudhoyono Most Popular Leader with possibly the Weakest Government since Suharto’s fall by Yang Razali Kassim RSIS Commentaries No. 26 Click here to download Commentary
ABU MUSAB AL ZARQAWI:A new generation terrorist leader by Rohan Gunaratna RSIS Commentaries No. 25 Click here to download Commentary
The Indonesian Presidential Elections: How the five candidates measure up by Irman G Lanti RSIS Commentaries No. 24 Click here to download Commentary
Maritime Security Cooperation in the Malacca Straits : Prospects and Limits by Mushahid Ali and Jeffrey Chen RSIS Commentaries No. 23 Click here to download Commentary
June
The War On Terrorism: A Crusade? by Umej Bhatia RSIS Commentaries No. 22 Click here to download Commentary
The ASEAN Security Community: Struggling with the details by Adrian Kuah RSIS Commentaries No. 21 Click here to download Commentary
Outlook for India’s Foreign and Security Policy Under the Manmohan Singh Government by Manjeet S Pardesi RSIS Commentaries No. 20 Click here to download Commentary
May
Transnational Fatwa and Radical Jihad by Umej Bhatia RSIS Commentaries No. 19 Click here to download Commentary
Operationalising The Regional Maritime Security Initiative by Joshua Ho RSIS Commentaries No. 18 Click here to download Commentary
Democratisation of Hate: The spread of Al Qaedaism by Kumar Ramakrishna RSIS Commentaries No. 17 Click here to download Commentary
Open Season In Iraq: Osama bin Laden’s New Call by Elena Pavlova RSIS Commentaries No. 16 Click here to download Commentary
Why China’s Central Military Commission Admitted New Members by Nan Li RSIS Commentaries No. 15 Click here to download Commentary
Bangkok’s Southern Discomfort: Violence and Response in Southern Thailand by Joseph Liow RSIS Commentaries No. 14 Click here to download Commentary
April
Ideology and The Presidency: The forces of aliran behind Indonesia’s 2004 Presidential Election by Yang Razali Kassim RSIS Commentaries No. 13 Click here to download Commentary
Vietnam’s Defence Policy: Combining tradition with transformation by Malcolm Brailey RSIS Commentaries No. 12 Click here to download Commentary
Osama Bin Laden’s Peace Overture: A strategic shift or a new threat ? by Mushahid Ali and Muhammad Haniff Hassan RSIS Commentaries No. 11 Click here to download Commentary
Enter The Badawi Era: Implications of Malaysia’s General Election 2004 by Yang Razali Kassim RSIS Commentaries No. 10 Click here to download Commentary
Indonesia’s General Elections: A New System for a New Era by Leonard C Sebastian and Irman G Lanti RSIS Commentaries No. 9 Click here to download Commentary
March
Countering the threat of land transport terror by Adam Dolnik RSIS Commentaries No. 8 Click here to download Commentary
Peace and Conflict in India-Pakistan Relations: Implications for East Asia by Manjeet S Pardesi RSIS Commentaries No. 7 Click here to download Commentary
Japan in Southeast Asia: Reviving the Greater East Asian Co-prosperity Sphere? by Hiro Katsumata RSIS Commentaries No. 6 Click here to download Commentary
Thaksin’s Chance for Regional Leadership? by John D. Ciorciari RSIS Commentaries No. 5 Click here to download Commentary
February
Malaysia: PM Abdullah Badawi’s Performance and Prospects by M. Ali and Joseph Liow RSIS Commentaries No. 4 Click here to download Commentary
January
Globalization and Singapore’s Defence Industrial Base by Adrian Kuah RSIS Commentaries No. 3 Click here to download Commentary
Terrorism Outlook For 2004 by Rohan Gunaratna RSIS Commentaries No. 2 Click here to download Commentary
The Militarisation of Central Asia – A New Great Game? by Manjeet S Pardesi RSIS Commentaries No. 1 Click here to download Commentary
