Mr Julius Cesar Imperial Trajano

Julius Cesar I. Trajano is Associate Research Fellow with the Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

He obtained a Master of Science in Asian Studies from NTU, which awarded him the ASEAN Graduate Scholarship (2011), and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of the Philippines, Manila (2006). Prior to joining the Centre, he served as Senior Analyst in the Dean’s Office at RSIS, where he was tasked to write quarterly policy papers on political, security and socioeconomic issues in Southeast Asia and commentaries on geopolitical developments in the region. He also previously worked as an editorial assistant at the Manila-based Vibal Publishing House, where he was involved in several publication projects on history and politics in the Philippines and Asia. He has contributed op-ed articles to the RSIS Commentaries series, East Asia Forum and Asia Times Online.

• Human security, with emphasis on political and economic security
• Humanitarian assistance and disaster response
• Ethnic conflicts and separatism in Southeast Asia
• Human rights and democratisation issues in Southeast Asia
• Energy security, particularly nuclear energy governance
• Traditional security issues in the Asia-Pacific, particularly South China Sea disputes

Policy Reports

• Building Resilience from within: Enhancing Humanitarian Civil-military Coordination in Post-Haiyan Philippines

  16 December, 2016

• The Sustainability of Nuclear Energy in Southeast Asia: Opportunities and Challenges

  17 October, 2014

Commentaries

• CO17113 | Protecting Our Seas - Marine Environmental Protection and Cooperation: An ASEAN-China Framework?

  06 June, 2017

• CO17045 | Fukushima Six Years After: East Asia’s Nuclear Energy Conundrum

  16 March, 2017

• CO16250 | Floating Nuclear Power Plants: Are They Safe and Secure?

  07 October, 2016

• CO16149 | Road To Low-Carbon ASEAN Community

  17 June, 2016

• CO16106 | Cheaper Fossil Fuels: The Relevance of Nuclear Energy

  09 May, 2016

• CO16058 | Five Years After Fukushima: Southeast Asia’s Nuclear Dilemma

  17 March, 2016

• CO15227 | Strengthening Energy Security: Key to Sustainable Development in Asia

  26 October, 2015

• CO15135 | An ASEAN Nuclear Crisis Centre: Preparing for a Technological Disaster in Southeast Asia

  09 June, 2015

• CO15100 | Nepal Earthquake: Enhancing International Humanitarian Cooperation

  27 April, 2015

• CO15025 | Nuclear Safety in Southeast Asia: Lessons from the Nuclear Pioneers

  09 February, 2015

• CO14244 | Lessons of Two Disasters: Building Resilience from Within

  09 December, 2014

• CO14237 | Renewable Energy in Southeast Asia: Priorities and Commitments Needed

  28 November, 2014

• CO14216 | Can ASEAN Develop a Robust Nuclear Energy Regime?

  04 November, 2014

• CO13211 | Typhoon Haiyan's Aftermath: Testing Resilience in Complex Emergencies

  15 November, 2013

• CO13146 | Japan-Philippines Strategic Partnership: Converging Threat Perceptions

  05 August, 2013

• CO13095 | Taiwan-Philippines Diplomatic Row: Should Manila Blink First?

  16 May, 2013

• CO13080 | Achieving the ASEAN Economic Community: Are the Philippines and Indonesia Ready for 2015?

  30 April, 2013

• CO13037 | Japan-Philippine Relations: New Dynamics in Strategic Partnership

  28 February, 2013

• CO13018 | Indonesia and the Philippines: Political dynasties in democratic states

  31 January, 2013

• CO12227 | Between Developmentalism and Populism: Waling a Tightrope in Southeasat Asia

  17 December, 2012

• CO12186 | Dealing with the Legacy of Dictatorship: Indonesia and Philippines

  05 October, 2012

• CO12154 | US Alliances with the Philippines and Thailand: Partnerships or Interests?

  15 August, 2012

• CO12111 | Myanmar: Learning from the Philippines’ democratic transition

  27 June, 2012

Event Reports

• Consultative Roundtable on the Humanitarian Dimension and Protection Aspects of Trafficking in Persons

  01 February, 2015

• ASEAN-Canada Forum 2014: Natural Resources Management for Sustainable Growth

  22 November, 2014

• Workshop on Community Resilience and Human Security: From Complex Humanitarian Emergencies to Sustainable Peace and Development

  02 October, 2014

• Workshop on Community Resilience and Human Security: From Complex Humanitarian Emergencies to Sustainable Peace and Development

  02 October, 2014

Bulletins and Newsletters

• Marine Environmental Protection in the South China Sea: Challenges and Prospects Part 2

  20 February, 2018

• Marine Environmental Protection in the South China Sea: Challenges and Prospects Part I

  11 December, 2017

Edited Chapters

• Mely Caballero-Anthony and Julius Cesar Trajano, 2017, “Enhancing nuclear energy cooperation in ASEAN: Regional norms and challenges.” Chapter 7 in Peter Van Ness, Mel Gurtov (eds.) Learning from Fukushima : Nuclear Power in East Asia. Canberra: Australia National University Press.

Journal Articles

• Julius Cesar I. Trajano. Cheaper Fossil Fuels: The Relevance of Nuclear Energy
• Mely Caballero-Anthony and Julius Cesar I. Trajano (2015) The State of Nuclear Energy in ASEAN: Regional Norms and Challenges. Asian Perspective: October-December 2015, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 695-724.
• Trajano, Julius Cesar I. "Conflits territoriaux Philippines-Chine : Statu quo fragile [Philippines-China Territorial Conflict: Fragile Status Quo]." Study of the Southeast Asia Observatory 1 (2014): 15-18.
• Trajano, Julius Cesar I. "Ethnic Nationalism and Separatism in West Papua, Indonesia." Journal of Peace, Conflict and Development 16 (2010): 12-35.

Op-Eds

• Trajano, Julius Cesar I. "Philippines-US Pact Shows a Human Face." Asia Times Online, April 29, 2014. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/SEA-01-290414.html.
• Trajano, Julius Cesar I. "PHL Walks Tightrope Between US and China." GMA News, May 2, 2012. http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/256884/opinion/phl-walks-tightrope-between-us-and-china.