S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)

Grey Zone Operations at Sea: Threat or Opportunity?

Grey Zone operations at sea, half way between peace and war seem to be getting more common. Why is this, and what are their main characteristics? To what extent do they present an opportunity rather than just a threat? Professor Geoffrey Till discusses in this RSIS Distinguished Public lecture.

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RSIS Distinguished Public Dialogue on “Trump 2.0: US Policy Towards Southeast Asia and the World”

Members of the RSIS Board of Governors gathered to share their perspectives on Trump 2.0 and how US policy might affect Southeast Asia and the world.

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RSIS Think Tank & Graduate School

A global think tank and graduate school offering Master’s programmes in Strategic Studies, International Relations, International Political Economy, and Asian Studies.

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COMMENTARY

Will AI-Driven “Super-OODA Loops” Revolutionise Military Strategy and Operations?

IDSS PAPER

IP25006 | The REAIM “Blueprint for Action” Needs Skin in the Game

POLICY REPORT

AI in Space Technologies: A Singapore Case Study

CT TRENDS & ANALYSES

Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses (CTTA) – Volume 17 Issue 01

INTERRELIGIOUS RELATIONS

Interreligious Relations (IRR) Issue 31 – The Qur’ān and Social Inclusivism: An Analysis of Q 5:51 by Ali Akbar and Abdullah Saeed

NTS INSIGHT

Military Humanitarianism in Southeast Asia: Through a Women, Peace and Security Lens

AUTHORED/EDITED BOOKS

Climate Security in the Indo-Pacific: Variations, Contestations and Convergence of Security Practices

MONOGRAPHS

Regional Economic Integration in the Post-Pandemic Era

WORKING PAPER

Anwar Ibrahim in Power: A Historical Locating of the Limits for Change in Malaysia

BULLETINS & NEWSLETTERS

NTS-Asia Newsletter No. 52

COMMENTARY

Will AI-Driven “Super-OODA Loops” Revolutionise Military Strategy and Operations?

COMMENTARY

Regulating Foreign Religious Content in the Virtual Space

COMMENTARY

China’s Crypto Economy: Sacrificing Opportunity for Control?

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IP25006 | The REAIM “Blueprint for Action” Needs Skin in the Game

COMMENTARY

The Rising Joint Israel-US Strategic Fortunes in the Middle East

COMMENTARY

Politics Need To Change, in Three Fundamental Ways

COMMENTARY

Online Radicalisation: How Social Media, Global Conflicts, and Religious Content Create Distorted Narratives

COMMENTARY

Staunching The Rise of Terrorist Fighters

COMMENTARY

Predicting the Unpredictable: Trump’s Foreign Policy 2.0

COMMENTARY

NTS-Asia Newsletter No. 52

COMMENTARY

IP25005 | Japan’s Official Security Assistance to Southeast Asia: Limited Scope, but Real Impact

COMMENTARY

Indonesia-China Agreement and Jakarta’s Inconsistency on the South China Sea Issue

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IP25003 | The Prospects for Globalisation under Trump

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IP25004 | Military AI Governance in 2024: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

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IP25002 | From ‘High’ to ‘Normal’ Politics: Muhammadiyah and the Prabowo Presidency

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RSIS Conference on Regional Maritime Security Outlook 2025

22-23 JAN 2025

1300 - 1730

By Invitation

Grand Copthorne Waterfront, Riverfront Ballroom

RSIS Workshop on “Understanding ASEAN”

23-24 JAN 2025

09:00 - 17:00

By Invitation

Civil Service College Singapore

CENS Roundtable with Dr Tim Sweijs

Hybrid Threats and Future War in an Age of Disruption

23 JAN 2025

10:00 - 11:00

By Invitation

Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Oriole Room, Level 4

RSIS Seminar by Dr Tong Zhao

US-China Nuclear Competition and Implications for Southeast Asian Security

23 JAN 2025

14:30 - 16:00

Public

The Keypoint, RSIS

RSIS Webinar on “The Space-Cyber Nexus”

04 FEB 2025

16:00 - 17:30

Public

GPO Roundtable by Assistant Professor Park Jaehan

05 FEB 2025

12:00 - 13:30

Public

Zoom online

RSIS Seminar on “Fostering Inclusion: Barriers and Breakthroughs”

12 FEB 2025

15:00 - 16:30

By Invitation

Downtown Hotel (Singapore)

RSIS Seminar by Professor Christopher Hughes

Japan As a Global Military Power: New Capabilities, Alliance Integration, Bilateralism-Plus

14 FEB 2025

15:00 - 16:30

Public

NTU S4-B5-FR (Former ACI Function Room)

RSIS Seminar by Professor Christopher Hughes

The Political Economy And Future of Japan’s Defence Industry

20 FEB 2025

15:00 - 16:30

Public

NTU S4-B5-FR (Former ACI Function Room)

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Research at RSIS

The S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) is a global graduate school and think tank focusing on strategic studies and security affairs. Its five Research Centres and three Research Programmes, led by the Office of the Executive Deputy Chairman, and assisted by the Dean on the academic side, drive the School’s research, education and networking activities.

As a think tank, RSIS conducts policy-relevant and forward-looking research in both national and international security, science and technology, society and economic and environmental sustainability. RSIS also produces academic research on security and international affairs.

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