Ming Hui Tan is Associate Research Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University. Her research interests include Japan’s foreign policy and the international relations of Northeast Asia. She is also interested in issues related to policy and society. Ming Hui has published in peer-reviewed journal Asian Journal of Peacebuilding, and platforms including The Straits Times, TODAY, The Japan Times, and The Interpreter. Prior to her appointment at RSIS, she worked as an Associate Librarian at the National Library Board (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.

• Japanese Studies
• International Relations of Northeast Asia
• Policy and Society

Policy Reports

• Applying Antifragility to Policymaking

  19 March, 2024

• Japan-India Strategic Partnership: An Indigenous Axis in the Indo-Pacific

  22 July, 2021

• Living with Uncertainty: A Whole-of-Society Approach to Pandemics

  17 July, 2020

RSIS Commentaries

• A Decade of India’s Act East Policy: Doing More With ASEAN

  30 August, 2024

• Preparing for Future Crises: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

  05 October, 2022

• Thriving on Uncertainty: The Rise of Antifragile Societies?

  14 May, 2020

• Kinmen at the Crossroads: A Balancing Act?

  18 September, 2019

• Currency Crisis: The Next One in ASEAN?

  16 October, 2018

• CO18152 | 3D Printing vs Gun Control: Navigating the Paradox

  19 September, 2018

• CO18135 | Indo-Pacific: The Next Growth Engine?

  10 August, 2018

• CO18040 | The Global System: New Developmental Model Needed?

  09 March, 2018

• CO18033 | Quad 2.0: Facing China’s Belt and Road?

  28 February, 2018

• CO18029 | The Fourth Industrial Revolution: An Orwellian Nightmare?

  22 February, 2018

• CO17195 | A Japan with Fewer Japanese: Enter the Machines

  17 October, 2017

• CO17035 | Japan and India: Deepening Ties in Age of Uncertainty

  23 February, 2017

• CO16213 | Escalations in the East China Sea: Is Conciliation Possible?

  22 August, 2016

• CO16040 | Resuming the Six-Party Talks?: Bleak Prospects

  22 February, 2016

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

  11 November, 2015

• CO15164 | Japan’s New Security Laws: Pragmatic or Revisionist Move?

  04 August, 2015

Bulletins and Newsletters

• Multilateral Matters - July 2016

  18 July, 2016

• Multilateral Matters - April 2016

  18 April, 2016

• Multilateral Matters - January 2016

  26 January, 2016

• Multilateral Matters - October 2015

  12 October, 2015

• Broader Horizons (May 2015)

  31 May, 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

Journal Articles

• Tan, Ming Hui. "Multilateral Engagement of North Korea: An Assessment of the Six-Party Talks and the ASEAN Regional Forum", Asian Journal of Peacebuilding, 5(2) 2017, pp. 307-324.

Chapters in Edited Books

• “ASEAN-India: Strengthening People-to-people Ties” (with Nazia Hussain) in Tommy Koh, Hernaikh Singh and Moe Thuzar (Eds.), ASEAN and India: The Way Forward. Singapore: World Scientific, 2022, pp. 121-127
• Tan, Ming Hui and Neubronner, Stephanie. "Stabilising Industrial Relations" in Remembering S R Nathan: A Mentor For All Seasons, edited by Mushahid Ali and Kumar Ramakrishna, 177-182. Singapore: World Scientific, 2017.

Op-Eds

• “The race to be Japan’s next prime minister: The chances for a first woman in the top job”, The Interpreter, 19 August 2024. Republished in Channel NewsAsia
• “A closer look at the rising popularity of Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa”, The Interpreter, 27 March 2024
• ““An awkward photo‑op”: Japan’s persistent gender problem”, The Interpreter, 6 July 2023. Republished in Channel NewsAsia
• “This year, India leads the G20, and Japan the G7, and together can make a potent team” (with Nazia Hussain), The Interpreter, 27 March 2023. Republished in Channel NewsAsia
• “Wars, earthquakes, and typhoons — Tokyo’s resilient comebacks from setbacks offer lessons for Singapore”, TODAY, 11 January 2023
• “Covid-19 and Japan’s Evolving Work Culture”, AsiaGlobal Online, 15 June 2022
• “Can an Antifragile Mindset Help Reframe the China-US Tech Rivalry?” (with Manoj Harjani), The Diplomat, 27 April 2022
• “30 Years of ASEAN-India Relations: Taking Stock” (with Nazia Hussain), Fulcrum, 14 February 2022
• “Japan and Australia ties blossom”, The Interpreter, 11 January 2022
• “Endemic COVID-19: Can S-E Asia stay on track despite Omicron?” (with Manoj Harjani), The Straits Times, 24 December 2021
• “Building resilient, sustainable and secure cities for a post-COVID-19 world”, East Asia Forum, 1 May 2021
• “What would our future workplace look like?”, TODAY, 31 March 2021
• “The COVID-19 Endgame: Does Southeast Asia Need More Than Resilience?” (with Manoj Harjani), The Diplomat, 31 March 2021
• “Post-COVID-19, Will Urbanization Be a Thing of the Past?” (with Christopher H. Lim), AsiaGlobal Online, 15 October 2020
• “Aligning the future of learning with the future of work”, TODAY, 9 September 2020. Republished in Malay Mail
• “Japan-India: An Indigenous Indo-Pacific Axis” (with Nazia Hussain), The Diplomat, 18 March 2020
• “Rising from the Ashes: How Australia Should Combat Climate Change” (with Christopher H. Lim), AsiaGlobal Online, 5 March 2020
• “Japan and India achieve alignment without alliance” (with Nazia Hussain), Policy Forum, 7 February 2019
• “Indo-Pacific: The next growth engine?” (with Christopher H. Lim), The Straits Times, 24 August 2018
• “The Indo-Pacific: Clarity, Inclusivity and ASEAN Centrality” (with Nazia Hussain), Asia Dialogue, 21 August 2018
• “Rebuilding trust in the global economic system” (with Christopher H. Lim), East Asia Forum, 21 March 2018
• “Time to embrace 4IR” (with Walid Lemrini), New Straits Times, 2 March 2018
• “Quad 2.0: Sense and Sensibilities” (with Nazia Hussain), The Diplomat, 23 February 2018
• “Japan and India: Concerted Efforts at Regional Diplomacy” (with Nazia Hussain), The Diplomat, 1 April 2017
• “Deepening Japan-India ties in an uncertain age” (with Nazia Hussain), The Japan Times, 24 February 2017