Ming Hui TAN is Assistant Editor at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS), S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS). She was previously an Associate Research Fellow in the Dean’s Office (2023–2025), the Policy Studies Group under the Office of the Executive Deputy Chairman (2016–2022), and the Centre for Multilateralism Studies (2015–2016) at RSIS. Her research interests include Japan’s foreign policy and the international relations of Northeast Asia. Her work has appeared in the peer-reviewed journal Asian Journal of Peacebuilding, as well as on platforms such as The Straits Times, CNA, TODAY, The Interpreter, East Asia Forum, and The Japan Times.
Prior to her appointment at RSIS, Ming Hui worked as an Associate Librarian at the National Library Board (Singapore) and Civil Service College (Singapore). She received her Bachelor’s degree in Japanese Studies from the National University of Singapore and her Master’s degree in International Relations from RSIS.