Events for the Year

Events for 2021

January (5)
JAN
19
TUE
Workshop by China Programme and United States Programme, IDSS
Great Powers Exceptionalism: Sino-American Conceptions of World Order

19 January 2021

Full Day

PARKROYAL on Beach Road, Sky Ballroom 1 and 2
JAN
20
WED
RSIS Conference on Regional Maritime Security Outlook 2021

20-21 January 2021

1.5 Days

PARKROYAL on Beach Road, Sky Ballroom 1 and 2
JAN
20
WED
RSIS Luncheon Webinar (Jan 2021)

20 January 2021

14:00 - 15:30

Microsoft Teams
JAN
27
WED
ICPVTR Webinar by Suzanne Raine, Affiliate Lecturer, Centre for Geopolitics at Cambridge University, Member of the Board of Trustees of the Imperial War Museum, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and Stop The Traffik
"What Happens Now? Terrorism and the challenges of counter-terrorism in the next decade"

27 January 2021

16:30 - 18:00

Zoom
JAN
29
FRI
RSIS Virtual Workshop by Regional Security Architecture Programme, IDSS
Sources of Peace in East Asia

29 January 2021

Full Day

Zoom
February (8)
FEB
05
FRI
CSIS-GRIPS-RSIS Webinar by Professor Fukunari Kimura, Chief Economist, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
Evaluation of the Signing of the RCEP Agreement and Prospect for Regional Economic Integration in Asia　

05 February 2021

10:00 - 11:30

Zoom
FEB
09
TUE
Virtual Workshop by China Programme, IDSS

09-10 February 2021

1.5 Days
FEB
16
TUE
RSIS Webinar Series on Post-Pandemic Multilateralism and Diplomacy
COVID-19 and Great Power Competition

16 February 2021

15:30 - 17:00

Zoom
FEB
17
WED
RSIS Luncheon Webinar (Feb 2021)
Cognitive Task Analysis and Case Studies: A Method for Testing Cognitive Explanations of War Decision Making

17 February 2021

14:00 - 15:30

Microsoft Teams
FEB
18
THU
Virtual Workshop by China Programme, IDSS
China’s Domestic Transformations and Impacts on Global Governance

18-19 February 2021

Zoom
FEB
23
TUE
RSIS Webinar Series on Post-Pandemic Multilateralism and Diplomacy
Multilateralism and Trade in a Post-COVID World

23 February 2021

15:30 - 17:00

Zoom
FEB
25
THU
RSIS Webinar on “Disaster Governance and Prospects of Inter-Regional Partnership in the Asia-Pacific”

25 February 2021

16:00 - 17:30

Zoom
FEB
25
THU
RSIS Book Launch Webinar of “Where Great Powers Meet: America and China in Southeast Asia”

25 February 2021

10:00 - 11:00

Zoom
March (16)
MAR
02
TUE
RSIS Webinar Series on Post-Pandemic Multilateralism and Diplomacy
COVID-19 and the Future of Diplomacy

02 March 2021

15:30 - 17:00

Zoom
MAR
04
THU
RSIS Panel Webinar on “US-China Rivalry: A ‘Decoupling’ World?”

04 March 2021

10:00 - 11:30

Zoom
MAR
04
THU
NSSP-ICPVTR Webinar by Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations (ACSO), Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), and Senior Officer in charge of Counter Terrorism (CT) policing, United Kingdom
The UK Experience of Learning Lessons from Countering Terrorism 2014 to 2020

04 March 2021

16:30 - 18:00

Zoom
MAR
09
TUE
CSIS-GRIPS-RSIS Webinar on Great Power Rivalry and Maritime Order in Southeast Asia

09 March 2021

15:30 - 17:00

Zoom
MAR
16
TUE
RSIS-RHCC Workshop on Humanitarian Futures in the Asia-Pacific (Day 1 of 2)

16 March 2021

14:00 - 18:00

Changi Regional HADR Coordination Centre (RHCC)
MAR
16
TUE
Virtual Workshop by China Programme, IDSS
China under Xi: Policies and Challenges

16 March 2021

09:00 - 18:00

Zoom
MAR
17
WED
CSIS-GRIPS-RSIS Policy Research Network on Contemporary Southeast Asia (PRN-SEA) Webinar
State Responses to Extremism in Post-Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia

17 March 2021

10:00 - 11:30

Zoom and YouTube Live
MAR
17
WED
RSIS Luncheon Webinar (Mar 2021)

17 March 2021

14:00 - 15:30

Microsoft Teams
MAR
18
THU
RSIS Webinar Series on Multilateralism Studies
"Pacific Regionalism at a Crossroads: How Did We Get Here and Where to Next?"

18 March 2021

10:00 - 11:15

Zoom
MAR
18
THU
RSIS-ICRC Data Governance and Protection in Humanitarian Action Online Workshop 2021

18 March 2021

15:00 - 17:30

Zoom
MAR
19
FRI
RSIS Virtual Roundtable on “COVID-19 in Asia: Reflections One Year On”

19 March 2021

10:00 - 12:00

Zoom
MAR
23
TUE
SRP Executive Programme 2021
Religion, Hatred, Law, and the Pandemic

23-24 March 2021

9:00 - 17:00

Mandarin Orchard Singapore, 333 Orchard Road, Level 35, Imperial Ballroom
MAR
25
THU
CSIS-GRIPS-RSIS Policy Research Network on Contemporary Southeast Asia (PRN-SEA) Webinar
Changing Landscape of Development Cooperation in Southeast Asia

25 March 2021

11:30 - 13:00

Zoom
MAR
30
TUE
CSIS-GRIPS-RSIS Policy Research Network on Contemporary Southeast Asia (PRN-SEA) Webinar
Sustainable Growth in ASEAN Countries

30 March 2021

15:00 - 16:30

Zoom
MAR
31
WED
RSIS Closed-door Webinar: “DRUMS: Distortions, Rumours, Untruths, Misinformation & Smears”

31 March 2021

20:00 - 21:30

Zoom Webinar
MAR
31
WED
RSIS-RHCC Workshop on Humanitarian Futures in the Asia-Pacific (Day 2 of 2)

31 March 2021

10:00 - 17:45

Changi Regional HADR Coordination Centre (RHCC)
April (8)
APR
07
WED
CSIS-GRIPS-RSIS Webinar by Dr Pradumna Bickram Rana, Visiting Associate Professor, Centre for Multilateralism Studies, RSIS
The Pandemic and De-globalisation: Is Globalisation Dead?

07 April 2021

15:00 - 16:30

Zoom
APR
07
WED
CENS Webinar Wed 7 April 2021 3.00pm – 4.30pm (Singapore Time)
Surveillance and Privacy during COVID-19 and the Next Normal

07 April 2021

15:00 - 16:30

Zoom
APR
09
FRI
ICPVTR Webinar by Sidney Jones, Director, Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC), Jakarta, Indonesia
Evolving Terrorism Threat in Southeast Asia

09 April 2021

10:00 - 11:30

Zoom
APR
09
FRI
RSIS Webinar Series on Multilateralism Studies
A Pacific Turn? The Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union towards Asia

09 April 2021

15:30 - 16:30

Zoom
APR
13
TUE
The 5th NTS-Asia Consortium Annual Conference
Asian Security in a Post-COVID-19 Environment

13 April 2021

10:30 - 12:30

14 April 2021

10:30 - 12:30

15 April 2021

10:30 - 12:30

Zoom
APR
20
TUE
RSIS Book Launch Webinar of “Protecting China’s Interests Overseas: Securitization and Foreign Policy” by Assistant Professor Andrea Ghiselli

20 April 2021

15:30 - 16:45

Zoom
APR
22
THU
RSIS Webinar Series on Multilateralism Studies
Digital Diplomacy after COVID-19: Estrangement and Disruption

22 April 2021

15:30 - 16:45

Zoom
APR
27
TUE
ICPVTR Webinar by Dr Matthew Levitt, Fromer-Wexler Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of its Jeanette and Eli Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence
Two Decades from 9/11: Rethinking U.S. Efforts on Counterterrorism

27 April 2021

09:00 - 10:30

Zoom
May (11)
MAY
04
TUE
RSIS Panel Webinar on “DAP and Malaysian Politics Post-Sheraton Move”

04 May 2021

09:30 - 11:00

Zoom
MAY
06
THU
IDSS 25th Anniversary Lecture by Professor Eliot Cohen, Robert E. Osgood Professor, and Dean, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Shakespeare for Strategists

06 May 2021

20:00 - 21:00

RSISVideoCast YouTube
MAY
11
TUE
CENS & High Commission of Canada Webinar Series on Gender, Security and Digital Space: Exploring Risks, Opportunities, and Security Implications
Panel 1: Securing Digital Space with Attention to Gender

11 May 2021

20:00 - 21:30

Webex
MAY
17
MON
RSIS-WTO Virtual Parliamentarian Workshop 2021

17-19 May 2021

16:00 - 18:00

Zoom
MAY
18
TUE
CENS & High Commission of Canada Webinar Series on Gender, Security and Digital Space: Exploring Risks, Opportunities, and Security Implications
Panel 2: Gender, Disinformation and Politics

18 May 2021

20:00 - 21:30

Webex
MAY
19
WED
ICPVTR Virtual Roundtable with Imam Maturidi International Scientific Research Center
Approaches of Uzbekistan and Singapore in Combating Terrorism and Religious Extremism

19 May 2021

12:00 - 14:00

Zoom
MAY
19
WED
RSIS-SPRINGER Book Launch Webinar of “Humanitarianism in the Asia-Pacific: Engaging the Debate in Policy and Practice”

19 May 2021

16:00 - 17:30

Zoom
MAY
24
MON
ICPVTR Webinar Series on Terrorism Landscape in Southeast Asia by Dete Aliah and Dr Ahmad El-Muhammady
Managing the Return of Foreign Terrorist Fighters in Southeast Asia: Complexities and Challenges

24 May 2021

14:00 - 15:30

Zoom
MAY
25
TUE
CENS & High Commission of Canada Webinar Series on Gender, Security and Digital Space: Exploring Risks, Opportunities, and Security Implications
Panel 3: Fighting Gender-Based Hate Speech and Disinformation, and the Role of Social Innovation

25 May 2021

09:00 - 10:30

Webex
MAY
25
TUE
RSIS Book Launch Webinar of “Religious Hatred: Prejudice, Islamophobia, and Antisemitism in Global Context” by Dr Paul Hedges

25 May 2021

10:00 - 11:30

Zoom
MAY
28
FRI
5th Korea-Singapore Forum
ROK-SG Cooperation for the Post-COVID-19 Era: Resilience and Innovation

28 May 2021

13:00 - 17:00

Zoom
June (6)
JUN
01
TUE
RSIS Webinar on “Non-Traditional Security Concerns in the ‘New Normal’: Part I”

01 June 2021

16:00 - 17:15

Zoom
JUN
15
TUE
ICPVTR Webinar Series on Terrorism and Extremism in Europe by Dr Daniela Pisoju and Dr Guido Steinberg
Juggling Threats From All Sides: Germany’s Complex Terrorist Picture

15 June 2021

14:00 - 15:30

Zoom
JUN
16
WED
RSIS Webinar Series on Multilateralism Studies on “Advances in Mapping Digital Policies”

16 June 2021

15:00 - 16:30

Zoom
JUN
21
MON
SRP Webinar by Ms Lin Jing, PhD Candidate, Religious Studies in Peking University
Jewish Representations of Islam in Medieval Thought with a Particular Focus on the Work of Saadia Gaon

21 June 2021

11:00 - 12:30

Zoom
JUN
28
MON
ICPVTR Webinar by Lieutenant General (R) Asad Durrani, Former Director-General of Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Pakistan
The Future of Al-Qaeda in the Context of the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

28 June 2021

16:00 - 17:30

Zoom
JUN
29
TUE
ICPVTR Two-Part Webinar Series on Social Movements, Extremism, and Violence by Dr Irm Haleem
Social Movement Theory

29 June 2021

14:00 - 16:00

Zoom
July (13)
JUL
07
WED
RSIS-Embassy of Peru Panel Webinar on “Peru and Singapore: Enhancing Ties Across the Pacific Ocean”

07 July 2021

09:00 - 10:30

Zoom
JUL
08
THU
Embassy of France-RSIS Panel Webinar on “France as an Indo-Pacific Nation: Security and Multilateralism in Challenging Times”

08 July 2021

10:00 - 12:00

Zoom
JUL
12
MON
Terrorism Analyst Training Course
Regional Development and Trends in Terrorism

12-16 July 2021

09:00 - 18:00

Suntec Convention Centre
JUL
13
TUE
CSIS-GRIPS-RSIS Policy Research Network on Contemporary South East Asia (PRN-SEA) Webinar by Dr Jayant Menon, Visiting Senior Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Pandemic Fallout, Disruptive Technologies, and Divergent Demographics: Policy Challenges Facing Countries in the Indo Pacific

13 July 2021

15:30 - 17:00

Zoom
JUL
15
THU
The Ngee Ann Kongsi-RSIS Distinguished Virtual Public Lecture by Mr Stephen Roach, Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute of Global Affairs, and Senior Lecturer, School of Management, Yale University, USA, and Former Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia
The US-China Relationship: From Conflict to Resolution

15 July 2021

09:30 - 11:00

Youtube Live
JUL
19
MON
[Postponed] ICPVTR Webinar by Dr Hazart Omar Zakhilwal, Co-founder and Current Leader of the Afghanistan Salvation Movement
The Prospects for Peace and Conflict amid the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan and Its Implications

19 July 2021

16:00 - 17:30

Zoom
JUL
21
WED
CSIS-GRIPS-RSIS Webinar by Ambassador Rizal Sukma, Senior Fellow, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia
Understanding the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific: An Indonesian Perspective

21 July 2021

15:00 - 16:30

Zoom and YouTube Live
JUL
22
THU
2nd Regional Consultative Meeting

22 July 2021

14:00 - 17:30

Zoom
JUL
22
THU
RSIS Book Launch Webinar of “Contesting Sovereignty: Power and Practice in Africa and Southeast Asia” by Dr Joel Ng, Research Fellow, Centre for Multilateralism Studies, RSIS

22 July 2021

15:30 - 17:00

Zoom
JUL
27
TUE
ICPVTR Two-Part Webinar Series on Social Movements, Extremism, and Violence by Dr Irm Haleem
Understanding the Far Left and the Far Right

27 July 2021

15:00 - 17:00

Zoom
JUL
27
TUE
RSIS Day 2021

27 July 2021

13:00 - 14:00

Microsoft Teams Live
JUL
28
WED
RSIS Webinar on “Climate Change and Communities – a Human Security Perspective”

28 July 2021

15:00 - 16:30

Zoom
JUL
29
THU
RSIS Webinar on “Nuclear Security Governance in the Asia-Pacific: Pathways to Cooperation”

29 July 2021

10:30 - 12:30

Zoom
August (13)
AUG
05
THU
ICPVTR Webinar on “Eye of the Storm – Conversation Series” by Mr Lorand Bodo, Co-founder of OSINTCurious
Tale of the Scuba Diving Jihadist: Emerging Tactics by Online Extremists and What You Can Do with OSINT

05 August 2021

20:00 - 21:00

Zoom
AUG
05
THU
RSIS Book Launch Webinar of “Understanding Religion: Theories and Methods for Studying Religiously Diverse Societies” by Dr Paul Hedges

05 August 2021

16:00 - 17:30

Zoom
AUG
06
FRI
RSIS Book Launch Webinar of “China’s Political Worldview and Chinese Exceptionalism: International Order and Global Leadership” by Assistant Professor Benjamin Ho, China Programme, IDSS, RSIS

06 August 2021

14:00 - 15:30

Zoom
AUG
11
WED
ICPVTR Webinar by Lt Gen H. R. McMaster, 26th Assistant to the President of the United States of America for National Security Affairs; Former Commissioned Officer in the United States Army

11 August 2021

08:30 - 10:00

Zoom
AUG
12
THU
ICPVTR Webinar on “Eye of the Storm – Conversation Series” by Mr Eddie How Yan Chin, Global Assurance Lead for Intelligence, Security & Crisis, British Petroleum (BP)
Troubled Waters: Security Lessons from a Singaporean Security Risks Practitioner Working in A Hostile Environment

12 August 2021

20:00 - 21:00

Zoom
AUG
19
THU
ICPVTR Webinar on “Eye of the Storm – Conversation Series” by Mr Prashant Nayak, Vice President, Global Security Asia Pacific & Middle East at The Walt Disney Company
Show Me the World: Horizon Scanning for Security Threats and Lessons from the Commercial Sector

19 August 2021

20:00 - 21:00

Zoom
AUG
19
THU
SRP Webinar Series on Regional Trends in Inter-Religious Relations
Inter-Faith Conflict & Peace

19 August 2021

11:00 - 12:30

Zoom
AUG
19
THU
RSIS World Humanitarian Day 2021 Webinar
Responses to Crises during the Pandemic: Challenges and New Modalities

19 August 2021

13:00 - 14:00

Zoom
AUG
20
FRI
NSSP Webinar by Professor Chiyuki Aoi, Professor of International Security, Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP), University of Tokyo
Japan’s Views on Hybrid Threats

20 August 2021

15:00 - 16:30

Zoom
AUG
20
FRI
IDSS 25th Anniversary Debate by Professor Pascal Vennesson, Senior Fellow and head of Research, RSIS; and Professor of Political Science, University Panthéon-Assas, Paris II; and Professor Heng Yee Kuang, Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo
Security Studies Versus Strategic Studies: Relevance in the 21st Century

20 August 2021

10:30 - 12:00

Zoom
AUG
24
TUE
ASEAN Strategic Policy Dialogue on Disaster Management (SPDDM) 2021

24-26 August 2021

SCDF HQ
AUG
25
WED
The S. T. Lee Distinguished Annual Lecture by Dr Parag Khanna, Founder and Managing Partner, FutureMap
Move: The Forces Uprooting Us

25 August 2021

15:30 - 17:00

YouTube Live
AUG
31
TUE
RSIS Panel Webinar on “Malaysia’s Policy Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Drivers, Players, Consequences”

31 August 2021

10:00 - 11:30

Zoom
September (14)
SEP
02
THU
ICPVTR Webinar Series on Terrorism Landscape in Southeast Asia by Dr. Rommel C. Banlaoi and Prof. Dato Yusuf Roque Santos Morales
Four Years After Marawi: Threat and Societal Response in the Philippines

02 September 2021

10:30 - 12:00

Zoom
SEP
03
FRI
ICPVTR Webinar by Ambassador Omar Samad, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, The Atlantic Council South Asia Center, Washington D.C.
What next for Afghanistan and the War on Terror?

03 September 2021

08:30 - 10:00

Zoom
SEP
03
FRI
RSIS Panel Webinar on “Trump, Biden, and the Fate of America’s Alliances”

03 September 2021

09:00 - 10:30

Zoom
SEP
14
TUE
The Ngee Ann Kongsi-RSIS Distinguished Public Lecture by Professor Rana Mitter, Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China, University of Oxford
Chinese Nationalism: How Its Past is Shaping Its Future

14 September 2021

15:30 - 17:00

RSISVideoCast YouTube
SEP
16
THU
SRP Panel Webinar on “Understanding Christian Far-Right Extremism”
Politics, Theologies, Conspiracies

16 September 2021

16:00 - 18:00

Zoom
SEP
16
THU
RSIS-IFS Panel Webinar
Journal of Strategic Studies Special Issue on Defence Innovation and the 4th Industrial Revolution

16 September 2021

20:00 - 21:30

Zoom
SEP
20
MON
RSIS Webinar on “Non-Traditional Security Concerns in the New Normal : Part 2”

20 September 2021

15:30 - 16:30

Zoom
SEP
20
MON
RSIS Virtual In-Country Workshop on International Trade Issues (Vietnam)

20-22 September 2021

Half Day

Zoom
SEP
21
TUE
RSIS Roundtable on “Defining Maritime Security: Regional Divergence and Commonalities”

21 September 2021

14:00 - 16:30

Zoom
SEP
22
WED
RSIS Graduate Programmes Information Session

22 September 2021

12:00 - 13:30

Zoom
SEP
23
THU
CENS Webinar “Making Ransomware Pay: Strategies for Taking Back Control”

23 September 2021

2000 - 2130

Zoom
SEP
28
TUE
Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific (CSCAP) Nuclear Energy Experts Group (NEEG)

28-29 September 2021

08:30 - 11:30

Zoom
SEP
28
TUE
RSIS-Embassy of Japan Panel Webinar
International Law and Rule of Law Approach in the Indo-Pacific Region

28 September 2021

10:30 - 12:00

Zoom
SEP
30
THU
[Deferred] RSIS Workshop on “Humanitarian Futures in Southeast Asia”

30 September 2021

10:00 - 17:00

[email protected] One-North
October (13)
OCT
01
FRI
RSIS-CIER Virtual Workshop on “Indo-Pacific Geopolitics and Political Economy”

01 October 2021

14:00 - 15:30

Zoom
OCT
05
TUE
The 22nd Asia Pacific Programme for Senior Military Officers (APPSMO 2021)
The Evolving Security Environment in the Asia-Pacific and its Challenges

05-07 October 2021

Half Day

Zoom
OCT
06
WED
RSIS Virtual In-Country Workshop on International Trade Issues (Philippines)

06-08 October 2021

Half Day

Zoom
OCT
06
WED
IDSS 25th Anniversary Commemorative Lecture and APPSMO 2021 Distinguished Lecture by Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King’s College London, United Kingdom
Strategy and Command in an Age of Extreme Uncertainty

06 October 2021

16:30 - 18:30

Zoom
OCT
11
MON
ICPVTR Webinar Series on Terrorism Landscape in Southeast Asia by Mr Savic Ali, Mr Akil Yunus and Mdm Amina Rasul-Bernardo
Countering Online Radicalisation in Southeast Asia

11 October 2021

14:00 - 15:30

Zoom
OCT
12
TUE
RSIS-CSIS Joint Workshop on “Hatta and Indonesia’s Independent and Active Foreign Policy: Retrospect and Prospect”

12 October 2021

10:00 - 15:15

Zoom
OCT
13
WED
RSIS Graduate Programmes Information Session

13 October 2021

12:00 - 13:30

Zoom
OCT
19
TUE
RSIS Panel Webinar on “The Europeans in the Indo-Pacific: Jointly or National, and What Does Asia Think?”

19 October 2021

16:00 - 17:30

Zoom
OCT
22
FRI
CSIS-GRIPS-RSIS Policy Research Network on Contemporary Southeast Asia (PRN-SEA) Webinar
The Way Forward for the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) - Partnership between Japan and ASEAN to Promote an Inclusive AOIP

22 October 2021

15:30 - 17:00

Zoom
REGISTER
OCT
23
SAT
SRP – Partners Interreligious Dialogue Skills Workshop
Religion and the Common Good

23 October 2021

09:00 - 13:00

Suntec Singapore 1 Raffles Boulevard Singapore 039593 , Meeting Room 334-336 at level 3,
OCT
25
MON
RSIS Virtual Roundtable on “Climate Security in the Indo-Pacific: Strategic Implications for Defence and Foreign Affairs”

25 October 2021

13:00 - 14:30

Zoom
REGISTER
OCT
27
WED
3rd RSIS-SWP Dialogue

27 October 2021

Zoom
OCT
28
THU
RSIS-CAPS Workshop
ASEAN Resilience and European Strategic Autonomy: Converging Operational Concepts?

28 October 2021

Half Day

Zoom
REGISTER
November (1)
NOV
24
WED
SRP Webinar on Buddhist Nationalisms in Southeast Asia
Implications for Plural Societies

24 November 2021

16:00 - 18:00

Zoom
December (0)