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THINK TANK
Think Tank (6/2024)
HIGHLIGHT
RSIS Master’s Programmes – Application Deadline Extended!

Interested in the RSIS one-year master’s programmes? If you haven’t applied yet, there is time. Apply online by 17 February 2025!

Experience a sampling of RSIS teaching through a masterclass by Assistant Professor James Char on ” Corruption and Anti-corruption in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army “.

Join the upcoming virtual Information Session + Masterclass

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RECENT BOOK/VIDEO/AUDIO
Ten Years in Interreligious Relations
Ten Years in Interreligious Relations
The SRP Programme, RSIS
The Studies in Inter-Religious Relations in Plural Societies (SRP) Programme released a limited-edition book featuring a compilation of key IRR entries, encapsulating the Programme’s significant contributions to inter-religious discourse over the past decade.
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Wiring the domains landscape
Wiring the Domains: A Podcast by the Digital Impact Research team at RSIS
02 Dec 2024
9:25
Marty In Conversation Dec 2024
In Conversation: Dr Marty Natalegawa on the Challenges to the Multilateral System
17 Dec 2024
30:41
Information Manipulation and Interference in the Global Political Environment of Uncertainty
The Centre of Excellence for National Security’s (CENS) annual Disinformation, Rumours, Untruths, Misinformation and Smears (DRUMS) Conference took place from 19 to 20 November, and saw about 180 participants from government agencies, academia, and diplomatic corps. The theme of this ye ...
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SRP Programme’s 10th Anniversary Commemoration and Lecture
The Studies in Inter-Religious Relations in Plural Societies (SRP) Programme marked its 10th Anniversary on 13 November 2024 with a commemorative event. It featured a keynote lecture by Professor Abdullah Saeed, Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University ...
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Navigating Uncertainty: Arms Control in an Age of Disruptive Technologies
The Military Transformations Programme (MTP) at RSIS organised a conference on the theme of “Navigating Uncertainty: Arms Control in an Age of Disruptive Technologies” from 7 to 8 November 2024. This was MTP’s fourth annual conference and built on the previous year’s event which explored the i ...
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Everyday Multiculturalism: Vernacular Shrines in our Neighbourhoods
The Social Cohesion Research Programme (SCRP) organised a seminar titled “Everyday Multiculturalism: Vernacular Shrines in our Neighbourhoods” on 3 December 2024. Featuring Dr Francis Lim, Associate Professor of Sociology at the School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, the ...
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Japan and Southeast Asia
Adjunct Senior Fellow Dr Makio Miyagawa spoke on “Japan-Southeast Asia relations: Crises and Opportunities” when he was in RSIS in November. Currently holding the position of Special Advisor on National Security, National Security Secretariat, within the Cabinet Bureau of Japan, Dr Miyagawa ha ...
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Anwar’s Harnessing of National Soft Power to Advance Malaysia’s Regional Leadership
Dr Ilango Karuppannan, a former Malaysian ambassador and currently Adjunct Professor at the University of Malaya, gave a presentation that discussed how Malaysia’s national governance challenges and PM Anwar Ibrahim’s domestic political and economic considerations are driving Malaysian foreign ...
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When AI and Space Converge: Transforming Sustainability on Earth and in Space
The Future Issues and Technology (FIT) cluster hosted a webinar on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and space technologies on 5 December 2024 titled “When AI and Space Converge: Transforming the Future of Sustainability on Earth and Space”. The webinar brought together academics, policymakers, and ...
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NADI Meeting on “Conflicts Affecting the Region, and the ADMM/ADMM-Plus’ Role in Conflict Prevention and Management”
RSIS hosted the Track II Network of ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions (NADI) Meeting on “Conflicts Affecting the Region, and the ADMM/ADMM-Plus’ Role in Conflict Prevention and Management” from 4 to 6 November 2024, in Singapore. Ambassador Ong Keng Yong, Executive Deputy Chairman, RSIS; ...
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Small States and the Multilateral System: Creating a More Inclusive and Equitable World for All
RSIS held a report launch seminar for “Small States and the Multilateral System: Creating a More Inclusive and Equitable World for All” on 1 November 2024. The event featured Ms Ng Boon Yian, Director-General for International Organisation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and also saw remar ...
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Humanitarian Futures Forum 2024
RSIS co-organised the 3rd Humanitarian Futures Forum (HFF) 2024 with the Changi Regional Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Coordination Centre (RHCC).  Held on 29 October 2024, the Forum focused on discussions to strengthen support systems for policy planners and decision- ...
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Anticipating the Prabowo Presidency: Key Insights and Expectations
In the 2024 Presidential Election, President Prabowo Subianto pledged “continuity” as the central theme of his campaign and formed a large coalition known as the Forward Indonesia Coalition, or Koalisi Indonesia Maju. Notably, Prabowo expanded this coalition by incorporating additiona ...
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Women’s Voices for Peace: The Singapore Context
Jointly organised by RSIS and the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, the RSIS-ISEAS Roundtable was held on 16 October 2024 with the theme of “Women’s Voices for Peace: The Singapore Context”. The roundtable opened with remarks from Professor Mely Caballero-Anthony, Head of the Centre for Non-Traditi ...
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RSIS Podcasts
RSIS launched two new podcasts this year – The In Conversation series, organised by the Corporate Communications team, and Wiring the Domains, a podcast by the Digital Impact Research team at RSIS. Engaging the Eagle, a US Programme podcast, was launched in 2023, and ...
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Policy Reports of 2024
As we are grappling with AI in our lives on Earth, is AI is converging with space technology? Is that website you are sharing links of with your friends an authentic website? Or are you helping to widen the net of inauthentic networks? As we consume and use the Internet in our daily lives, are ...
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RSIS Commentaries and IDSS Papers of 2024
Been reading the RSIS Commentaries and IDSS Papers? If not yet, check out a sampling of them! What Does Trump 2.0 Mean for the US Party System ...
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Adrian Chong
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Mei Ching Liu
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