Think Tank (March to April 2019)
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Countering Exclusivism, Promoting Inclusivism
03 Mar 2019
The 5th Distinguished Lecture and Inter-Religious Symposium organised by the Studies in Inter-Religious Relations in Plural Societies (SRP) Programme took place on 3 April 2019 at Marina Mandarin Singapore. The event brought together 350 religious and community leaders, interfaith practitioners, academics, professionals, public officials and students.
The theme for this y ...
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The Legal Authority of ASEAN as a Security Institution
Hitoshi Nasu, Rob McLaughlin, Donald R. Rothwell, Tan See Seng
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has achieved deeper regional market integration to lay a socio-economic foundation for the development of a regional community, yet inter-state trust is by no means assured as Southeast Asian nations remain steadfast in maintaining their polit ...
SRP Joint Workshop on Inter-Religious Dialogue
06 Apr 2019
As part of the Studies in Inter-Religious Relations in Plural Societies Programme’s (SRP) fifth anniversary celebration, SRP held its first combined workshop on inter-religious dialogue in collaboration with all six memorandum of understanding (MOU) partners.
The workshop entitled “Join ...
Religion and China’s Belt and Road Initiative
04 Apr 2019
Prof Zhuo Xinping, Research Professor of the Institute for the Study of World Religions within the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, spoke on “Religion and China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)” at an RSIS Roundtable Session on 4 April 2019. The session was jointly organised by the Studies ...
APPSNO 2019
08 Apr 2019
The 13th Asia-Pacific Programme for Senior National Security Officers (APPSNO) was held at Marina Mandarin Singapore from 8 to 12 April 2019. Organised by the Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS), with the support of the National Security Coordination Secretariat at the ...
Asia and the Humanitarian World
28 Feb 2019
From 28 February to 1 March 2019, the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Programme of the RSIS’ Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies hosted a conference themed “Asia and the Humanitarian World” that brought together practitioners and scholars to explore perspectives, challenges ...
Re-orienting the International Humanitarian System
19 Feb 2019
In February 2019, the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Programme of the RSIS’ Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies welcomed Dr Catherine Bragg as its first Visiting Senior Fellow of the year. During her visit to RSIS, Dr Bragg conducted two seminars on the state of the intern ...
Economic Security in ASEAN and Singapore
22 Apr 2019
On 22 April 2019, the Centre for Multilateralism Studies (CMS), RSIS, organised the Economic Security in ASEAN and Singapore Workshop at Orchard Hotel. Following the opening remarks by Acting Head of CMS, Assoc Prof Alan Chong, two expert panels delivered insights on how states can advance eco ...
RSIS-NMF Dialogue
11 Apr 2019
Marking a significant milestone for bilateral engagements between RSIS and the National Maritime Foundation (NMF) was the 10th RSIS-NMF Dialogue on 11 April 2019. The 10th anniversary of the annual dialogue was held at Village Hotel Changi, and featured representatives fr ...
India, ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific: Evolving Regional Architecture
10 Apr 2019
The RSIS-Delhi Policy Group (DPG) joint workshop on “India, ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific: Evolving Regional Architecture” was held at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Singapore, on 10 April 2019. The workshop highlighted various facets of the deepening ASEAN-India strategic partnership, particular ...
Second Conference of the Jean Monnet Network on EU-Asia Security and Trade
08 Apr 2019
The EU-Asia Security and Trade (EAST) project workshop held on 8 and 9 April 2019 at the [email protected] campus was jointly organised by the University of Maastricht and RSIS. The Singapore workshop is the second of four research workshops; the first was held in Berlin in January 2019 and the th ...
RSIS Student-Staff-Alumni Football Match
06 Apr 2019
The traditional Student-Staff Football match took place on Saturday, 6 April 2019 at the Nanyang Technological University’s Sports and Recreation Centre. Both teams had many individuals eager to take part in the game, and even had players to spare, making it possible for the players to take tu ...
US Engagement in the Indo-Pacific
05 Apr 2019
On 5 April 2019, Walter Douglas, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the US Department of State in Washington, D.C., presented the Donald Trump Administration’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FIOP) strategy ...
Tackling Non-Tariff Barriers in the New Trade Order
02 Apr 2019
CIMB ASEAN Research Institute (CARI), in collaboration with the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) and ASEAN Business Club, held a roundtable discussion themed “Tackling Non-Tariff Barriers in the New Trade Order” on 2 April 2019. The panel of speakers included Juan Sebastian ...
An American Strategy for Southeast Asia
27 Mar 2019
The American Enterprise Institute report, An American Strategy for Southeast Asia, authored by Michael Mazza, was presented at the book launch held in Singapore on 27 March 2019. Mr Mazza outlined the key findings of his research. First, the geostrategic centrality and economic import ...
4th NTS-Asia Consortium Annual Conference
25 Mar 2019
The RSIS’ Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies convened the 4th NTS-Asia Consortium Conference in Singapore on 25 and 26 March 2019. Themed “Bringing Back Multilateral Cooperation in NTS Governance”, the conference brought together around 50 participants from member ins ...
Central-Local Relations of China in the New Era
22 Mar 2019
On 22 March 2019, the China Programme of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, RSIS, organised a workshop titled “The Central-local Relations of China in the New Era”. The workshop brought together over 20 experts in the field of central-local relations from China, Australia, and Sin ...
Causes of War: Old and New
19 Mar 2019
Prof Sir Adam Roberts, Senior Research Fellow in International Relations Oxford University and Emeritus Fellow Ballilol College, delivered an RSIS Distinguished Public Lecture titled “Causes of War: Old and New” on 19 March 2019. He divided his presentation into four sections covering these th ...
RSIS Staff Get-together Function 2019
15 Mar 2019
The RSIS biennial Staff Get-Together was held on 15 March 2019 at GardenAsia. Staff members gathered at the premises for the half-day event where they were split into 12 groups competing to be the fastest team to gather clues and answers from around the compound in an “Amazing Race” challenge. ...
Retraining Great Powers: Soft Balancing from Empires to Global Era
14 Mar 2019
The RSIS book launch seminar by Prof T.V. Paul for his latest book, Retraining Great Powers: Soft Balancing from Empires to Global Era, took place on 14 March 2019 at Marina Mandarin Singapore. In his introduction to the book, Prof Paul elaborated on traditional approaches to understa ...
From Global to Local Disaster Risk Reduction Policies and Frameworks
13 Mar 2019
Dr Tavida Kamolvej, Visiting Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, delivered two seminars titled “Glocalisation of Disaster Risk Reduction Frameworks: Implementing SENDAI and AADMER” and “Policy Instruments for Non-Structural Disaster Risk Reduction Measures: Building an ...
The Rise of China and the Emerging Order in the Indo-Pacific Region
08 Mar 2019
Prof T.V. Paul, RSIS Visiting Professor and James McGill Professor of International Relations, McGill University, delivered an RSIS Distinguished Public Lecture on the topic “The Rise of China and the Emerging Order in the Indo-Pacific Region” on 8 March 2019 at [email protected]
Pro ...
Truth & Lies: Trust in Times of Information Disorder
03 Mar 2019
Dr Gulizar Haciyakupoglu, Research Fellow at RSIS’ Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS), delivered the keynote address at a forum entitled “Truth & Lies: Trust in Times of Information Disorder”. Held at the Li Ka Shing Library on 3 April 2019, it was organised by The Singapore ...
India – Rising Power in an Age of Uncertainty
28 Feb 2019
The South Asia Programme at RSIS and the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore, jointly held a workshop titled “India – Rising Power in an Age of Uncertainty” from 28 February to 1 March 2019. The day-and-a-half-long event brought together about twenty cross ...
Engaging Engagement
27 Feb 2019
Prof Joseph Fewsmith, a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the RSIS, gave a public lecture on “Engaging Engagement” on 27 February 2019. During the lecture, Prof Fewsmith challenged the existing notion in Washington DC that engagement with China is futile.
Citing former US President Richa ...
Workshop on “The Age of Rages”
26 Feb 2019
The contemporary world finds itself embroiled in an age of rage, dominated by violence and underpinned by an undercurrent of societal cynicism and ressentiment. On a global scale, there is a rise of the far right, the politics of hate, demagoguery, and authoritarian strongmen. Hate speech and ...
