David Han is Research Fellow with the Malaysia Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) of Nanyang Technological University (NTU).  He received his PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).  Before joining RSIS, he was a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Education (NIE).  Prior to his stint at NIE, he was a Research Officer at the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF).  His research interests include foreign policy analysis, international relations theory, international relations of Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific, and foreign policies of Malaysia and the Philippines.  David possesses an Honours degree in Political Science from the National University of Singapore (NUS).  He obtained his MSc in International Relations at RSIS.

• Foreign Policy Analysis
• International Relations Theory
• International Relations of Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific
• Foreign Policies of Malaysia and the Philippines

• Research Officer, MINDEF, Singapore (2008 – 2012)
• Research Assistant, National Institute of Education (NIE) (2012 – 2014)

Bulletins and Newsletters

• Malaysia Update - March 2016

  01 March, 2016

• Malaysia Update - October 2015

  13 October, 2015

Annual Reviews

• The Challenges of Non-Alignment: Managing Risks in Malaysia’s Policy towards China and the United States - Review of 2023

  15 January, 2024

IDSS Papers

• IP24079 | Malaysia’s Bid for Membership of BRICS: Optimism and Uncertainties

  03 October, 2024

• IP24065 | Commemorating 50 Years of Malaysia-China Diplomatic Ties

  29 August, 2024

• IP24029 | Singapore-Malaysia Relations in 2024: A Positive Start

  21 March, 2024

• IP24009 | Malaysia’s Relations with China in 2023 under Anwar and the Road Ahead

  30 January, 2024

• IP23080 | The 10th Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat: Principles for Enhancing Bilateral Relations

  15 November, 2023

• IP23035 | Malaysia’s Role in South Thailand: What’s at Stake

  14 April, 2023

• IP22081 | Malaysia is Back: The Foreign Policy of Anwar Ibrahim

  20 December, 2022

RSIS Commentaries

• CO18038 | KL’s Downgrading of North Korea Ties: More Than Symbolism?

  08 March, 2018

• CO17191 | Najib’s United States Visit: What is Going On?

  11 October, 2017

• CO17191 | Najib’s United States Visit: What is Going On?

  11 October, 2017

• CO17159 | Beyond 50: ASEAN’s Role in the Evolving Regional Order

  04 September, 2017

• CO17094 | North Korea Threat: How Should ASEAN Respond?

  15 May, 2017

• CO17067 | Kim Jong Nam’s Death: What It Means For Malaysia

  12 April, 2017

• CO17022 | Foreign Policy Lessons from the Terrex Episode

  02 February, 2017

• CO17013 | Malaysia-US Relations: Challenges and Continuities

  16 January, 2017

• CO16274 | Malaysia-China Relations: A New Turn?

  04 November, 2016

• CO16224 | Singapore-Malaysia Relations: Future Prospects

  07 September, 2016

• CO16178 | Malaysia-Philippines Ties under Duterte: Prospects and Challenges

  14 July, 2016

• CO16088 | Malaysia’s South China Sea Policy: Contradictions or Domestic Confusion?

  19 April, 2016

• CO16050 | U.S.-ASEAN Relations: Uncertainty and Opportunity

  01 March, 2016

• CO15211 | Clearing the Diplomatic Haze: Indonesia’s Tense Ties with Singapore and Malaysia

  09 October, 2015

• C015170 | 1MDB and Consolidation of Power: Challenges to the Najib-led Government

  14 August, 2015

• CO15159 | US-Malaysia Relations: Strategic Imperatives over Human Rights

  28 July, 2015

• CO15128 | Rohingya Refugee Crisis: Testing Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship

  28 May, 2015

• CO15080 | Lee Kuan Yew’s Legacy: His Impact on Singapore–Malaysia Relations

  06 April, 2015

Journal Articles

• “The Impact of Foreign Policy on GE14” in The Roundtable: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 109, Issue 2, 2020, pp. 173 – 192
• Han, David Guo Xiong. "Malaysian Foreign Policy Toward Singapore From Mahathir to Badawi and Najib: A Role Theory Assessment", Asian Politics & Policy, published online 26 April 2017, pp. 289 - 309, doi: 10.1111/aspp.12323.
• Han, David Guo Xiong. "China's Normative Power in Managing the South China Sea Disputes", The Chinese Journal of International Politics, published online 19 April 2017, pp. 1 - 29, doi: 10.1093/cjip/pox002.

Op-Eds

• David Han Guo Xiong, "Malaysia's Election and Southeast Asia: Issues and Implications", The Diplomat, 23 April 2018. Retrieved from https://thediplomat.com/2018/04/malaysias-election-and-southeast-asia-issues-and-implications/
• David Han, "Development projects cementing Singapore-Malaysia ties,” East Asia Forum, 22 February 2018.
• David Han Guo Xiong, "After Obama, What's Next for ASEAN Centrality?", The Diplomat, 27 September 2016, available at http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/after-obama-whats-next-for-asean-centrality/
• David Han, "Hague ruling further complicates Asean-China ties," Today, 20 July 2016.