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    Yang Binyi

    Yang Binyi

    Education: BA (Zhejiang University); MA (The Chinese University of Hongkong, Shenzhen)

      Thesis Title: Technology Policy and Great Power Competitions

        Research Interest:

        • U.S.-China Technology Competition
        • U.S. Foreign Policy
        • China’s Industrial Policy

        Email: [email protected]

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          Diandra Megaputri Mengko

          Diandra Megaputri Mengko

          Education: B. Political Science (International Relations, Parahyangan Chatolic University); MSc (Defence Management, Indonesian Defence University affiliated with Cranfield University)

            Thesis Title: Parliamentary Oversight and Intelligence Reform in the Post Reformasi Indonesia

              Research Interest:

              • Security Sector Reform in Indonesia
              • Intelligence Studies
              • Civil-Military Relations

              Email: [email protected]

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                Kolano Jasmine Ashley

                Jasmine

                Education: BA (Azusa Pacific University); MA (University of Southern California)

                  Thesis Title:Is the Best Yet to Come? Gen XYZ Support for Israel in a Multireligious Context

                    Research Interest:

                    • Israel-Singapore Relations
                    • Singaporean Evangelical, Pentecostal, and Charismatic Christianity
                    • Philosemitism
                    • Public Diplomacy
                    • Track 1.5 Diplomacy

                    Email: [email protected]

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                      Chan Hiang Wei Elgin

                      Elgin Chan Suit Photo

                      Education: BSc (Hons) (Rutgers University – New Brunswick); MA (Columbia University); MSc (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies – Nanyang Technological University)

                        Thesis Title: Renminbi Internationalization on China’s Political Power: A Regime Type, and Country Income Level Analysis

                          Research Interest:

                          • International Political Economy
                          • Comparative Political Economy
                          • International Finance Institutions
                          • Global Financial Architecture

                          Email: [email protected]

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                            He Qingli Wendy

                            Wendy He

                            Education: BA (National University of Singapore); PGDE (National Institute of Education-Nanyang Technological University); MSc (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies-Nanyang Technological University)

                              Thesis Title:Feeling Confident: How Leaders Make War Decisions

                                Research Interest:

                                • Political Psychology
                                • Role of emotions in international politics and war
                                • Judgment and decision-making in war

                                Email: [email protected]

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                                  Sheikh Saqib Muneer

                                  Sheikh Saqib Muneer

                                  Education: Masters in Communication (Purdue University)

                                    Thesis Title: Exploring Political Identity Formation Among Stateless Rohingya

                                      Research Interest:

                                      • Statelessness and human rights
                                      • Transnational social movements
                                      • Political Identity
                                      • Conflict Resolution

                                      Email: [email protected]

                                      Wang Qiyue

                                      Wang Qiyue

                                      Education: BA (Communication University of China); MA (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

                                        Thesis Title: Winning hearts and minds in Southeast Asia: Understanding the soft power approach in Chinese foreign policy

                                          Research Interest:

                                          • Media and Politics
                                          • Global Communication in International Relations
                                          • Chinese Nationalism

                                          Email: [email protected]

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                                            Ziyaudeen Ahmed Bin Sirajuddeen

                                            Ziyaudeen2

                                            Education: BA (Al-Azhar University, Cairo); MSc (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies-Nanyang Technological University)

                                              Thesis Title: Religious Extremism in India and its Influence on the Diaspora

                                                Research Interest:

                                                • Islam (Theology and Shariah) and Inter-religious Relations
                                                • Religious violence and Islamist Extremism
                                                • Counterterrorism and De-Radicalisation

                                                Email: [email protected]

                                                 

                                                Kim Soyoung

                                                Kim Soyoung 01

                                                Education: BA (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies); MPP (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS)

                                                  Thesis Title: Change in Japan’s Security Orientation: A Strategic Cultural Explanation

                                                    Research Interest:

                                                    • Japanese Security Policy
                                                    • Strategic Culture

                                                    Email: [email protected]

                                                     

                                                    Li Xirui

                                                    Li Xirui

                                                    Education: BSocSc(Hons) (Hong Kong Baptist University); MSc (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies-Nanyang Technological University)

                                                      Thesis Title: China’s Activism in Regional Integration along the Borders: A Subnational Analysis

                                                        Research Interest:

                                                        • Regional Integration
                                                        • Domestic Source of Foreign Policy
                                                        • Economic Governance
                                                        • China-Southeast Asian Relations

                                                        Email: [email protected]

                                                        Eugene Mark Min Hui

                                                        Eugene

                                                        Education: BA (Australian National University); MSc (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies-Nanyang Technological University)

                                                          Thesis Title: The subnational push for palm oil sustainability governance

                                                            Research Interest:

                                                            • Comparative Political Economy
                                                            • Global Governance
                                                            • Environmental Politics

                                                            Email: [email protected]

                                                            Yang Zi

                                                            yang zi

                                                            Education: BA (George Mason University); MA (Georgetown University)

                                                              Thesis Title:Understanding the Logic Behind Military Responses to Events Threatening Authoritarian Regime Survival

                                                                Research Interest:

                                                                • Civil-Military Relations
                                                                • China’s Security Issues
                                                                • Chinese Intelligence History

                                                                Email: [email protected]

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                                                                  Lyu Mengting

                                                                  Lyu Mengting

                                                                  Education: BA (Wuhan University); MSc (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies-Nanyang Technological University)

                                                                    Thesis Title: Detangling Terrorism’s Impact on Foreign Investment: How Do Domestic Politics and Investment Incentives Matter

                                                                      Research Interest:

                                                                      • Comparative Political Economy
                                                                      • Political Violence
                                                                      • Foreign Investment
                                                                      • Environment

                                                                      Email: [email protected]

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                                                                        Gere Clifford James

                                                                        Clifford

                                                                        Education: BA (UCLA); MS (Thunderbird); MA (John Hopkins)

                                                                          Thesis Title: Suicide Bombings in Indonesia and the Philippines: A Comparative Case Study of Salafi Jihadi Organizations and Individuals

                                                                            Research Interest:

                                                                            • Terrorist Organizations and Strategies
                                                                            • Islamic State and Al-Qaeda
                                                                            • Counter-terrorism and Counter-insurgency
                                                                            • Countering Foreign Influence Operations
                                                                            • Asymmetric Warfare

                                                                            Email: [email protected]

                                                                            Jose Ma. Luis Montesclaros

                                                                            Jose Ma. Luis P. Montesclaros 01.

                                                                            Education: BSc Economics (University of the Philippines, Diliman); MPP (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore); Ph.D. Candidate, International Political Economy (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

                                                                              Thesis Title: The Failure of “Induced Innovation” in the Philippine Rice Sector: Insights from Farm-Level Analysis and Inter-Country Comparisons

                                                                                Research Interest:

                                                                                • Food Security
                                                                                • Structural Transformation and Agricultural Transformation
                                                                                • Dynamic Modelling of Public Policy Systems
                                                                                • Statistical Modelling

                                                                                Email: [email protected]

                                                                                Amanda Huan

                                                                                Amanda Huan 2021

                                                                                Education: BA (Adams State College); BComm (Nanyang Technological University); MSc (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies-Nanyang Technological University)

                                                                                  Thesis Title: Understanding the Outcomes of US-led Minilaterals

                                                                                    Research Interest:

                                                                                    • Political Psychology
                                                                                    • Decision-Making
                                                                                    • International Institutions
                                                                                    • Organizational Behaviour

                                                                                    Email: [email protected]

                                                                                    Susan Nashra Kurdli

                                                                                    Education: BA (Juniata College US); MA (Qatar University)

                                                                                      Thesis Title: Why Some Resource-abundant Countries Choose to Industrialize While Others Do Not: the Case of MENA Countries

                                                                                        Research Interest:

                                                                                        • Comparative Political Economy
                                                                                        • Energy Security
                                                                                        • Industrial Policy
                                                                                        • Middle East and North Africa

                                                                                        Email: [email protected]

                                                                                        Natallia Khanijo

                                                                                        Natallia

                                                                                        Education: BA (University of Delhi (Hons); MA (University of Delhi (Hons)

                                                                                          Thesis Title: Problematizing the Problem: A Constructivist Analysis of how the Kashmir’ problem was constructed via process tracing

                                                                                            Research Interest:

                                                                                            • Postcolonial Critical Constructivism
                                                                                            • Process Training
                                                                                            • Constitutive Causality
                                                                                            • Genealogy of Conflict

                                                                                            Email: [email protected]

                                                                                            Margareth Yasintha Sembiring

                                                                                            Education: B. Eng (National University Singapore); M. Si (Han) (Indonesian DefenseUniversity); MA (King’s College London)

                                                                                              Thesis Title: Historical Institutionalism Analysis of Low-Carbon Energy Transition in the Philippines and Indonesia

                                                                                                Research Interest:

                                                                                                • Climate Change
                                                                                                • Energy Security
                                                                                                • Technological Developments
                                                                                                • Governance

                                                                                                Email: [email protected]

                                                                                                Hinojales Marthe Memoracion

                                                                                                Marthe

                                                                                                Education: BS Economics (University of the Philippines); MSc Finance (University of the Philippines)

                                                                                                  Thesis Title: The Politics of Disaster Risk Financing in ASEAN

                                                                                                    Research Interest:

                                                                                                    • Disaster Risk Finance / Climate Finance
                                                                                                    • Regional Integration and Cooperation
                                                                                                    • Early Warnings Systems
                                                                                                    • Debt Sustainability

                                                                                                    Email: [email protected]

                                                                                                    Brian King

                                                                                                    Education: BA (Brigham Young University), MA (Georgetown University), MS (National Intelligence University)

                                                                                                      Thesis Title: Intelligence Failure in Terrorism: Connecting the Dots or Hard Target

                                                                                                        Research Interest:

                                                                                                        • Terrorism
                                                                                                        • Intelligence Failure
                                                                                                        • Country Threat Assessment
                                                                                                        • Security Risk
                                                                                                        • Shi’a Opposition Groups

                                                                                                        Email: [email protected]

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