Faculty and Research

• Global Trends and Implications on Homeland Security
• Strategic Foresight and Intelligence
• Counter-Terrorism

• Political Religion in South and Southeast Asia
• New Modes of Religio-political Mobilisation in Asia
• Religious Violence and Counter-Terrorism in Asia
• Malaysian and Indonesian Studies

• Islamic Studies – Shariah Law, Theology
• Islam and Politics – Islamist Ideology, Salafism and Jihadism
• Religious Violence and Extremism
• Inter-religious Relations – Islam and the Religious Other
• De-Radicalisation and Rehabilitation of Violent Extremist Offenders

• American public opinion
• American political parties
• US elections, campaigns and voting behaviour
• US congressional politics

• Computer Misuse and Cyber Security Act and other legal issues related to cybersecurity
• Personal Data Protection Act and other legal issues related to data privacy
• Technology Law
• Media, New Media and Intellectual Property Law

• Cold War International History of Southeast Asia and The Indochina Wars

• Regionalism and Regional Security in the Asia-Pacific
• Non-Traditional Security
• Human Security, Comparative Politics and International Relations in Southeast Asia
• Conflict Prevention and Management, Human Rights, Democracy
• Human Security
• Migration and Protection of Civilian
• Responsibility to Protect

• Indonesian Politics
• Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia
• Islamic Politics in Indonesia
• Political Economy of Regional Autonomy and Local Level Governance
• Civil Society Organizations and Social Movements

• Countering and Preventing Violent Extremism in Af-Pak
• Non-state violent actors in Af-Pak
• Radicalisation and Islamist militancy

• Indian Foreign Policy
• South Asian Security
• The Politics of Nuclear Weapons
• International Relations Theory

• Regional Security
• Maritime Security Issues
• Regional Institutions and Cooperation
• Alternative Dispute Resolutions

• Basis and Directions of Russian Foreign Policy;
• Russia’s Relations with China and the US, as Seen from the Russian Perspective;
• Role of Central Asia in Russia’s Relations with China and the US; and
• Russo-ASEAN Relations

• International Relations Theorizing of Southeast Asia
• Foreign Policy, Political Economy and Political Thought of Singapore
• Post-1945 Southeast Asian Political Thought
• Soft Power and International Communication
• Cybersecurity in Asia

• Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response
• Peace and Conflict
• Asia Pacific Regionalism
• Foreign Policy and Internal Conflicts in the Asia Pacific
• Myanmar
• Cambodia

• WTO
• Terrorism and civil conflict in Asia
• Regional economic and security issues

• The Politics of the Middle East and North Africa
• The Wave of Popular Revolts and The Ensuing Violence Shaking the Region
• Social Movements
• Arab Militaries
• The Nexus of Sports, Politics and Society

• Security Studies and International Relations Theory
• Maritime Security
• International Institutions in the Asia Pacific
• Security and International Politics of Southeast Asia

• Radicalisation
• Counter-terrorism
• Counter-insurgency
• Asia Pacific Security

• Non-Traditional Security Studies in East Asia
• China-ASEAN Relations
• China’s UN Diplomacy
• Peace and Conflict
• Human Security
• Responsibility to Protect

• China’s Economic Diplomacy
• Chinese Overseas Investments
• State-Firms Relations
• China-ASEAN Relations
• China’s CSR Activities

• Islamic State and Al-Qaeda
• Counter-terrorism Intelligence
• Counter-terrorism Operations
• Countering the Financing of Terrorism
• Strategic Prevention
• Online Radicalization
• Rehabilitation and Reintegration

• Disinformation Campaigns and Influence Operations
• Trust in Cyberspace
• Internet, Communication and Authority
• Gender Equality Advocacy in Cyberspace
• Online Activism

• Islamism and Security Issues in Southeast Asia
• Political Violence and Terrorism in the Middle East
• Jihadist Rehabilitation & Revision

• Conceptual Study of Violence
• Political Theory and Violence
• Social Philosophy and Violence
• Theory of Recognition and Violence
• Existentialism

• Media
• Media and Public Policy
• Politics and Governance

• Intersection of geopolitics and technology
• Emerging strategic risks
• Strategic foresight and scenario planning

• Islamic Jurisprudence and Contemporary Issues
• Political Islam
• Islamic and da`wah Movements
• Moderation and Extremism Study

Interreligious Studies:

•   Interreligious Relations in Plural Societies.
•   Histories (C19th-today) of Interreligious Encounters.
•   Theories of Interreligious Encounters and Dialogue.
•   Interreligious Ethics.

Modern and Contemporary Christian Thought:

•  Theologies of Religions in Global Context.
•  Intercultural and Comparative Theologies.

Theory in the Study of Religion and Theology:

•  Definitions of Religion and Debates around Postcolonialism.

Other Areas:

• Sacred Space, Religious Architecture, and Pilgrimage.
• Death Studies and Religion.
• Religions in East, South, and Southeast Asia.

• Security Multilateralism in the Asia Pacific Region With a Focus on Regional Institutions and Fora
• Chinese Foreign Policy and Ethical Philosophy
• National Security (Intelligence)
• Sociology of Religion

• Military Sociology
• Civil-Military Relations
• The Military Profession
• Professional Military Education

• China’s Foreign and Security Policy
• US-China Relations
• China’s International Role
• Cross-strait Relations
• China’s Regional Relations

• Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism
• Singapore’s National Security
• Singapore History post-1965

• Southeast Asian and ASEAN affairs, in particular international political and economic relations of Southeast Asia
• Political change and development in Malaysia and Indonesia
• Issues of regionalism and multilateralism, including political, economic and security cooperation between ASEAN and its trading partners
• Non-Traditional Security including climate change and its multi-dimensional impacts
• Renewable energy

• International Relations and Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific
• Multilateralism and Multilateral Orders in Asia and Europe
• ASEAN, European Union, and ASEAN–EU Relations
• European Union Politics
• British Politics
• German Politics
• Regional Integration and Comparative Regionalism

• Primary research interests: Naval Affairs in the Asia-Pacific Region, Especially in Southeast Asia and Focusing on Naval Modernization Issues
• Naval Arms Control
• Confidence and Security-Building Measures at Sea
• Offence-Defence Theory
• Concept of Non-Provocative Defence
• Nuclear Energy Development in Southeast Asia

• Track-2 Diplomacy in the Asia Pacific
• Maritime Security
• Risk and Crisis Management

• International political economy
• Comparative politics
• Political economy of East Asia
• Global political economy of finance
• Politics of Islamic finance
• Economic governance and development

• International and Comparative Political Economy
• International Trade and U.S. Trade Politics
• (Re)Distributive Politics
• Political Institutions, Parties and Party Systems
• Research Methods
• Developing Countries, and Korean Politics

• China’s Diplomatic History
• Domestic Sources of Chinese Foreign Policy
• China’s Relations with East Asian Nations and the United States
• Asia-Pacific Security
• The South China Sea Disputes
• The Rise of China and Its International Implications

• ASEAN Affairs
• Civil-Military Relations
• Strategic Studies
• Military History

• Asia Pacific Security Issues
• Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia
• Muslim Social and Political Movements in Southeast Asia

• Defence Policy
• Evolution of Wafare
• Strategic Theory
• Conventional Military Strategies
• Strategic Problems of Small Powers
• Problems and Prospects of Military Transformation

• Civil-military Relations
• Defence Reforms, Counterinsurgency and India’s Foreign and Defence Policies
• South Asia Security

• Interreligious Relations, Dialogue & the Religious Other
• Muslim Identity Formation in Plural Societies
• Muslims in Secular States

• Politics and Strategy of Nuclear Armament and Disarmament
• North Korean Politics
• Non-Traditional Security

• Decentralised Governance in Developing Nations

• Sustainable Development and Issues of Social Justice: Equitable Development in Local Communities

• Climate change, Natural Resource Management and the Role of Women

• Socio-Cultural Identity
• Governance and Social Relations
• Influence of New Media

• Norms
• Regional Organizations
• African Union
• ASEAN
• International Humanitarian Law
• Rule of Law & Governance

• ASEAN’s Strategic Role in Regional Architecture
• ASEAN’s Relations with External Parties
• ASEAN’s Community-building Initiatives
• Relations between Singapore and Malaysia and India

• Military History
• Strategic Studies
• War Studies
• Insurgency/Counterinsurgency
• Expeditionary Operations
• Civil-Military Relations
• Media/Information Operations

• International Negotiations
• International Economic Governance (e.g. WTO, IMF, AIIB, CPTPP, RCEP)
• Regional-Global Economic Governance Dynamics
• Free and Open Indo-Pacific
• Economic Development
• ASEAN+3 Financial Cooperation
• ASEAN Economic Community and ASEAN’s External Economic Relations
• Mekong subregion

• History of Strategic Thought
• Propaganda Theory
• Counter-insurgency Theory
• History of the Malayan Emergency (1948-60)
• Terrorist Motivations and Ideology
• Counter-terrorism Strategy

• Regional Economic Integration
• Economic Relations between South and East Asia
• Global Economic Governance
• Global Financial Architecture

• Military Innovation: Theory, Processes, and Debate – Impact of emerging disruptive technologies and new types of armaments on military transformation and modernisation, particularly when it comes to new operational concept and new operating areas, especially in the maritime, air, and space domains;
• Security Conceptions, Strategic Trends, and Military Modernisation in East Asia: Regional approaches to military modernisation and its implications for the medium to long-term stability of the geo-strategic environment of the Asia Pacific;
• Information & Cyber Warfare: Cross-Domain Strategic Interactions – Implications of cyber and information warfare on international security; Long-range trends and developments when it comes to future warfare.

• Conduct legal and policy research on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime worldwide.
• Continuing research on cryptocurrency and block chain legislation in Asia.
• Ongoing research on cyber security insurance law and business.
• Research on healthcare Critical Information Infrastructure, cybersecurity and privacy of data and network-connected medical devices.
• Research on 5G networks, trade and cybersecurity.
• Cybersecurity, Cybercrime and Data Protection/Privacy law and policy worldwide.

• International Relations Theory
• International Security Studies
• United States Foreign Policy, Defence Policy, and Grand Strategy
• Military Alliances
• Positive Sanctions and Statecraft

• Indonesian Politics
• Indonesian Defence and Security Policy
• Indonesian Foreign Policy Trends
• Political Islam and Militant Movements in Indonesia
• Indonesian Counter-terrorism Strategy
• Indonesian Political Economy and Decentralisation
• Singapore-Indonesia Relations
• Regional Security Developments in Southeast Asia with special reference to normative structures, the ASEAN Political and Security Community concept, and neo-classical realist approaches including the impact of domestic policy on foreign policy decision making
• Democratic Transitions in Asia
• Civil-military Relations in Asia.

• Japanese Foreign Security Policy
• International Relations of Northeast Asia

• Indian Foreign Policy
• IR Theory
• Asia’s International Politics
• Regionalism in International Politics
• Indian Ocean Security

• Indian and Chinese Buddhist Philosophy and Literature
• Arabic and Persian Islamic Philosophy and Literature
• South and East Asian Religions
• Comparative Religion and Philosophy of Religion

• Processes of radicalisation
• P/CVE policy and practice
• Prison-based disengagement strategies

• Defence diplomacy
• Maritime security
• Military modernization and technology
• Security and defence in the Indo-Pacific
• Foreign and security policies of small powers

• International Human Rights
• Public International Law
• Constitutional and Administrative Law
• Legal History
• The Singapore Legal System

• Critical Social Thought
• International Relations Theory
• Multilateralism and Regionalism
• Conflict Management
• Politics and Security of Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific

• Regional political and security architecture in Asia Pacific and major powers rivalry for influence
• ASEAN as an important neutral platform in East Asia for regional cooperation: ASEAN affairs and emerging trends
• Energy Security
• Maritime Security
• Developments in Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia

• Smart Cities
• Emerging Science and Technology
• Urban Innovation and Adaptive Capacity

• Race relations
• Ethnicity and Migration
• Multiculturalism
• Critical citizenship
• Postcolonialism
• Poststructuralism

• Multilateral security and defence cooperation in ASEAN and the Asia Pacific
• Middle powers in the Asia Pacific
• Foreign policies of Australia and South Korea
• International Relations theory

• Media and Communication Law and Regulation
• Intellectual Property Law and Management
• Data Protection and Privacy Law
• Cybersecurity Law and Management
• Legal Issues in Disruptive Technology and Science
• Ethical Decision-making Models

• Human Security, with Emphasis on Political and Economic Security
• Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response
• Ethnic Conflicts and Separatism in Southeast Asia
• Human Rights and Democratisation Issues in Southeast Asia
• Energy Security, Particularly Nuclear Energy Governance
• Traditional Security Issues in the Asia-Pacific, Particularly South China Sea Disputes

• Multiculturalism
• Ethnic relations
• Narratives of governance
• Citizenship
• Immigration
• National security

• Changing character of war
• Judgment and decision in war
• Strategic thought
• Case study and process tracing
• French politics, foreign and defence policies

• National Security
• Military History
• Civil Wars
• Unconventional Warfare
• Terrorism

• Globalisation of the Chinese Economy and Enterprises
• Economic-Political Risk Analysis and Financial Crisis Forecasting
• ASEAN- China Relations

• Small States’ Security
• Security Issues of Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Taiwan
• People’s Liberation Army.

• Food Security, Agricultural Policy and Rural Development,
• Water Security, China’s Approaches to Trans-boundary River Management
• China’s Fishing Policy and Maritime Disputes
• China’s Belt and Road Initiative
• Energy Security, Biofuel