Henrick TSJENG is an Associate Research Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research interests include political and security relations between Southeast Asian countries with major powers like China and the United States, defence cooperation in ASEAN and the Asia Pacific, as well as the role of discourse power and information operations in international relations. He has written numerous op-eds in various commentary platforms and news outlets, and has also helped to organise events examining these topics. He is an active participant at the Track II Network of ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions (NADI), a group comprising think tanks from ASEAN countries that support the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting.

Prior to RSIS, Henrick was a researcher at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs from 2011 to 2013, where he conducted research and analysis on topical issues such as ASEAN politics, U.S.-China matters and environmental concerns. Before joining the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, Mr Tsjeng took on various positions in the United States after graduating from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs with a Master in International Affairs in 2010, including brief stints at the National Committee on American Foreign Policy, the United Nations, and Carbon Credit Capital, a carbon finance and project advisory company.

• International geopolitics and security issues in the Asia-Pacific region
• Security architecture in Northeast and Southeast Asia
• Role of discourse power and information operations in international relations

Monographs

• Navigating the Indo-Pacific Arc

  04 December, 2014

RSIS Commentaries

• China’s ‘Friendly Backyard’ Vision: Can It Win Over SE Asia?

  16 November, 2021

• The ASEAN-Led Multilateral Order: Unravelling?

  11 May, 2020

• ASEAN Outlook on Indo-Pacific: Seizing the Narrative?

  23 January, 2020

• CO18136 | 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Singapore - Whither ASEAN Centrality?

  14 August, 2018

• CO16151 | ASEAN Unity in the Face of China’s Unilateral “Consensus”

  20 June, 2016

• CO16048 | ASEAN Centrality: Still Alive and Kicking

  29 February, 2016

• CO15240 | The Sixth Trilateral Summit: Style Over Substance?

  11 November, 2015

• CO15039 | The AirAsia Search: Positive Precedent for Future Cooperation

  27 February, 2015

• CO14160 | Reinterpretation of Japan’s Constitution: The Limits of Abe’s Ambitions

  08 August, 2014

• CO14082 | ASEAN Open Skies: Economic Integration and SAR

  07 May, 2014

• CO14006 | Japan’s Defence Engagement: Implications of Abe’s Yasukuni Visit

  08 January, 2014

Commemorative / Event Reports

• Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - RSIS Asian Security Conference 2014

  13 March, 2014

Bulletins and Newsletters

• Broader Horizons (July 2015)

  31 July, 2015

• Broader Horizons (June 2015)

  30 June, 2015

• Broader Horizons (May 2015)

  31 May, 2015

• Broader Horizons (Apr 2015)

  30 April, 2015

• Broader Horizons (Mar 2015)

  31 March, 2015

• Broader Horizons (Feb 2015)

  28 February, 2015

• Broader Horizons (Jan 2015)

  31 January, 2015

• Broader Horizons (Dec 2014)

  31 December, 2014

• Broader Horizons (Nov 2014)

  30 November, 2014

• Broader Horizons (Oct 2014)

  31 October, 2014

• Broader Horizons (Sep 2014)

  30 September, 2014

• Broader Horizons (Aug 2014)

  31 August, 2014

• Broader Horizons (Jul 2014)

  31 July, 2014

• Broader Horizons (Jun 2014)

  30 June, 2014

• Broader Horizons (Apr 2014)

  30 April, 2014

• Broader Horizons (Mar 2014)

  31 March, 2014

• Broader Horizons (Feb 2014)

  28 February, 2014

• Broader Horizons (Jan 2014)

  31 January, 2014

• Broader Horizons (Dec 2013)

  31 December, 2013

• Broader Horizons (Nov 2013)

  30 November, 2013

• Broader Horizons (Oct 2013)

  31 October, 2013

• Broader Horizons (Oct 2013)

  31 October, 2013

• Broader Horizons (Sep 2013)

  30 September, 2013

• Broader Horizons (Aug 2013)

  31 August, 2013

• Broader Horizons (Aug 2013)

  31 August, 2013

IDSS Papers

• IP24068 | The “Community with a Shared Future”: China’s Order of “Harmonious” Relations

  04 September, 2024

• IP24059 | Putin’s Visit to Vietnam: Adding Pressure on ASEAN’s Autonomy?

  22 July, 2024

• IP24019 | Can Laos as ASEAN Chair Seek External Assistance in the Myanmar Crisis?

  21 February, 2024

• IP23088 | ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus: Divisions amid Functional Cooperation?

  13 December, 2023

• IP23046 | The 20th Shangri-La Dialogue: Duelling Visions of Regional Order

  16 June, 2023

• IP23020 | China’s Global Security Initiative: Implications for ASEAN

  03 March, 2023

• IP22079 | ASEAN Defence Cooperation: Looking Towards Myanmar’s Prospective Chairmanship in 2026

  16 December, 2022

• IP22016 | Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Possible Implications for ADMM-Plus

  21 March, 2022

• IP22007 | What the Myanmar Crisis says about ASEAN's Challenges and Strengths

  10 February, 2022

• IP21013 | China's Vision for Southeast Asia: The Struggle to Create a “Friendly Backyard”

  05 November, 2021

Journal Articles

• “Contending Visions of East Asian Regional Order: Insights from the United States, China, Japan, and Indonesia” (with Bhubhindar Singh, Sarah Teo, and Shawn Ho) in Asian Affairs: An American Review, Vol. 46, No. 1, 2019. pp. 19-41
• Sarah Teo and Henrick Z Tsjeng, "A Diplomatic Decade: The ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting", Global Asia 11, No. 1 (Spring 2016): pp. 84-89.
• Geoffrey Till and Henrick Z. Tsjeng, Growing Maritime Power: Issues and Challenges for Malaysia. MIMA Occasional Paper. Kuala Lumpur: MIMA, 2015.

Edited Books / Special Issues

• Track II Network of ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions (NADI): Commemorating 10 Years of NADI (with Tan Seng Chye), Eds. : , 2017

Chapters in Edited Books

• Till, Geoffrey, and Henrick Z Tsjeng. “Naval Development in Malaysia.” In Naval Modernisation in Southeast Asia: Problems and Prospects for Small and Medium Navies, edited by Geoffrey Till and Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto, pp. 77-92. Cham: Springer, 2018.
• Tsjeng, Henrick Z., with Tan Seng Chye. “Military Medicine: Regional Relevance and Singapore’s View.” In Track II Network of ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions: NADI – Workshop on ‘Contribution of ACMM to Enhance Human Security,’ pp. 88-94. Bangkok: Strategic Studies Center, 2016.
• Henrick Z. Tsjeng, Sarah Teo and Christabelle He, with Tan Seng Chye (ed). "Singapore's experience in response to disasters at national and regional levels". In NADI Joint Working Paper: Sharing Experiences in ASEAN HADR Management, pp.64-88; recommendations pp. 111-112. Bangkok: Strategic Studies Center, National Defence Studies Institute, 2015.

Op-Eds

• “China’s Multilateral Diplomacy: Not Quite a Beijing-Moscow Alliance”, The Politburo, 3 September 2023
• “China’s SCO Diplomacy: Creating a Parallel World Order?” (with Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman), The Politburo, 23 November 2022
• “Will Myanmar’s coup help China influence ASEAN?”, East Asia Forum, 10 March 2021. Republished in Channel NewsAsia
• “ASEAN-China Relations: Rough Seas and a Rocky Road Ahead”, The Politburo, 10 August 2020
• “Pandemic Control: A New Area for ASEAN Defense Cooperation?”, The Diplomat, 17 March 2020
• “Is the Internet of Things Killing Your Brain Cells?” (with Christopher H. Lim), AsiaGlobal Online, 10 October 2019
• “Whither ASEAN centrality?” (with Shawn Ho), East Asia Forum, 1 September 2018
• Tsjeng, Henrick Z., and Koh Swee Lean Collin. "Singapore’s ASEAN chairmanship a chance to make practical progress on South China Sea." Channel NewsAsia, 15 October 2017. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/commentary-singapore-asean-chairman-south-china-sea-9270112
• Tsjeng, Henrick Z. "The Case for Making ADMM-Plus an Annual Meeting." The Diplomat, 2 August 2017. http://thediplomat.com/2017/08/the-case-for-making-admm-plus-an-annual-meeting.
• Tsjeng, Henrick Z. “Time for ASEAN's Defense Ministers Meeting to Put Traditional Security on the Agenda.” The Diplomat, 6 May 2017. http://thediplomat.com/2017/05/time-for-aseans-defense-ministers-meeting-to-put-traditional-security-on-the-agenda.
• Singh, Bhubhindar, Shawn Ho, and Henrick Z. Tsjeng. " China's Bogus South China Sea 'Consensus' ", The National Interest, 14 June 2016
• Tsjeng, Henrick. "The 10th ADMM: Time for More Discussion on Traditional Security?" The Diplomat, 23 May 2016.
  
  

• Speaker, Visit to RSIS by Student Delegation of the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (United Arab Emirates), 18 May 2023.
• Speaker, Visit to RSIS by Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (United Arab Emirates), 12 May 2023.
• Presenter, “Preventing Conflict in the Indo-Pacific Region”, 16th NADI Annual Meeting, 14 March 2023.
• Speaker, Visit to RSIS by Royal Brunei Armed Forces Command and Staff College, 16 August 2022.
• Presenter, “The Importance of ASEAN’s Principles and Confidence Building Measures”, 15th NADI Annual Meeting, 21 March 2022.
• Panellist, Panel Discussion on ASEAN Relations by Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College , 12 July 2021.
• Presenter, “Defence Cooperation and ASEAN Centrality amid Geopolitical Change”, 13th NADI Annual Meeting, 3 March 2020.