Mr Eddie Lim

Eddie Lim is the Head of the Military Studies Programme (MSP), part of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS) here in RSIS. The MSP is the primary source of professional military education and training (PMET) for the Singapore Armed Forces in the military arts and sciences. The Programme Coordinator ensures the relevant and timely provision of Masters-level courses at the Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College (GKS CSC) and an undergraduate-level course for SAF officers entitled the Undergraduate Professional Military Education and Training (UGPMET) in the area of Military Studies, as well as a spectrum of other courses for the SAF Warrant Officers’ School (SAFWOS) and the SAF Advanced Schools (SAS). Prior to this appointment, he was the Head of Strategic Research at the Centre for Operational Learning (COL), situated with the SAFTI Military Institute (SAFTI MI). In this capacity, Eddie oversaw relevant research at the strategic and operational levels, and contextualised it for educational and doctrinal purposes for the SAF. Prior to COL, Eddie was a Senior Lecturer at the Military Studies Branch (MSB), lecturing the courses which the MSP undertakes today. After serving his bond with the Public Service Commission, Eddie attended then-IDSS and attained a Master of Science (Strategic Studies). Eddie is still serving as a Lieutenant Colonel in the SAF as an Operationally-Ready NSman, having attended most of the courses at SAFTI MI, culminating in the National Service Command and Staff Course (NSCSC).

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

• Senior Lecturer, Military Studies Branch, 2008-2010
• Head of Strategic Research, Centre for Operational Learning, SAFTI Military Institute, 2010-2014
• Editorial Board, Pointer, 2013-Present

Commentaries

• CO16030 | Ageing Arsenals in Southeast Asia: Impact on Military Modernisation

  10 February, 2016

Authored Books

• Chua, Daniel and Eddie Lim. ASEAN 50: Regional Security Cooperation through Selected Documents. Singapore: World Scientific, 2017.

Edited Chapters

• Eddie Lim, “How We Fight: The Cadillac of Our Homeland” in 2nd People’s Defence Force: Steadfast We Stand 50th Anniversary, MINDEF 2015. Pg. 96-97.
• Lim, Eddie and Daniel Chua. "RSIS, Military Education and Defence Diplomacy", in Forward Engagement: RSIS as a Think Tank of International Studies and Security in the Asia-Pacific, edited by Alan Chong, 105-111. World Scientific, 2017.

Op-Eds

• Lim, Eddie and Wu, Shang-Su, "Myanmar's Military Modernisation: Impressive, but Challenges Ahead", RUSI Defence Systems, 2 March 2017. Available at: https://rusi.org/publication/rusi-defence-systems/myanmar%E2%80%99s-military-modernisation-impressive-challenges-ahead.