Dr Michael Raska is an Assistant Professor in the Military Transformations Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. His research interests focus on East Asian security and defense, including theoretical and policy-oriented aspects of military innovation, force modernization trajectories, intelligence, information and cyberwarfare. His publications include journal articles in the Korea Journal of Defense Analysis, Pointer-Journal of Singapore Armed Forces, and Asian Journal of Public Affairs. He has contributed chapters to edited volumes for the Project on the Study of Innovation and Technology in China at the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation; the National Bureau of Asian Research Annual People’s Liberation Army Conference; and the Norwegian Institute of Defense Studies. His commentaries have been published by the Project Syndicate, Defense News, The Diplomat, East Asia Forum, RUSI Newsbrief, as well as select newspapers worldwide. He is a frequent commentator on Asian security issues for BBC World News, Al-Jazeera News, Channel News Asia, and other networks. Dr Raska has taught at the Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College (SAF Campaign and War Studies Course) and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (International Security). At RSIS, he currently teaches a course on information and cyberwarfare. His research experiences include visiting fellowships at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Yonsei University, Pacific Forum CSIS, and Samsung Economic Research Institute. He holds a B.A. in international studies from Missouri Southern State University (2000), an M.A. in international relations from Yonsei University (2002), and a Ph.D. in public policy (2012) from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, where he was a recipient of the NUS President’s Graduate Fellowship.
