Faculty
Dr Mohamed Bin Ali
Assistant Professor
Education
BA (Al-Azhar University); MSc (RSIS, NTU); PhD (University of Exeter) Areas of Expertise
- 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
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Dr Ang Cheng Guan
Professor of the International History of Southeast Asia
Associate Dean of S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Education
BA Hons (NUS); MA (University of London); PhD (University of London) Areas of Expertise
- Cold War International History of Southeast Asia and The Indochina Wars
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Dr Mely Caballero-Anthony
Professor of International Relations
Head of Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies; President’s Chair in International Relations and Security Studies
Education
BA Hons; MA (UP); PhD (HKU) Areas of Expertise
- 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
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Dr Alan Chong
Associate Professor
Education
BA; BSSc Hons (NUS); MSc; PhD (LSE) Areas of Expertise
- 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
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Dr Alistair D. B. Cook
Senior Fellow
Coordinator of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Programme
Education
MA Hons (University of St Andrews); MA (Purdue); PhD (Melbourne) Areas of Expertise
- Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response
- Peace and Conflict
- Asia Pacific Regionalism
- Foreign Policy and Internal Conflicts in the Asia Pacific
- Myanmar
- Cambodia
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Dr Ralf Emmers
President’s Chair in International Relations
Dean of S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Education
BA (VUB-Vesalius College); MSc; PhD (LSE) Areas of Expertise
- Security Studies and International Relations Theory
- Maritime Security
- International Institutions in the Asia Pacific
- Security and International Politics of Southeast Asia
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Dr Xue Gong
Assistant Professor
Deputy Coordinator of MSc (International Political Economy)
Education
BPhil (NNU); MSc (RSIS, NTU); PhD (RSIS, NTU) Areas of Expertise
- China’s Economic Diplomacy
- Chinese Overseas Investments
- State-Firms Relations
- China-ASEAN Relations
- China’s CSR Activities
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Dr Rohan Gunaratna
Professor of Security Studies
Education
MA (University of Notre Dame); PhD (University of St Andrews) Areas of Expertise
- Islamic State and Al-Qaeda
- Counter-terrorism Intelligence
- Counter-terrorism Operations
- Countering the Financing of Terrorism
- Strategic Prevention
- Online Radicalization
- Rehabilitation and Reintegration
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Dr Paul Hedges
Associate Professor
Education
BA Hons; MA; PhD (University of Wales) Areas of Expertise
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.
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Dr Benjamin Ho
Assistant Professor
Deputy Coordinator of MSc (International Relations) Programme
Education
BComm Hons (NTU); MSc (RSIS, NTU); PhD (LSE) Areas of Expertise
- 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
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