Centre Staff

Ms Amalina Anuar

Research Analyst

Education: BA (Monash University); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Digital diplomacy and digital economy industrial policy
• International institutions
• Malaysian political economy and economic foreign policy

Entity: CMS

Dr Chew Soon Beng

Senior Fellow

Education: BA Hons (Nanyang University); MSc (University of Singapore); PhD (University of Western Ontario)

Entity: CMS

Dr Alan Chong

Associate Professor

Acting Head of Centre for Multilateralism Studies; Coordinator of MSc (International Relations) Programme

Education: BA; BSSc Hons (NUS); MSc; PhD (LSE)

Areas of Expertise:

• International Relations Theorizing of Southeast Asia
• Foreign Policy, Political Economy and Political Thought of Singapore
• Post-1945 Southeast Asian Political Thought
• Soft Power and International Communication
• Cybersecurity in Asia

Entity: CMS

Dr J. Soedradjad Djiwandono

Professor of International Economics

Education: BA (Yogyakarta); MSc (Wisconsin, Madison); MA; PhD (Boston)

Areas of Expertise:

• Monetary Economics and Banking
• International Trade and Development Economics of Indonesia

Entity: CMS

Ms Amanda Huan

Associate Research Fellow

Education: BA (Adams State College); BComm (NTU); MSc (RSIS, NTU)

Areas of Expertise:

• Political Psychology
• Organisational Behaviour
• International Organisations
• Decision-making
• Reputation Management
• Communication

Entity: CMS

Ms Eunice Huang Muhui

Adjunct Fellow

Education: BA (University of Michigan); MSc (University of Oxford)

Entity: CMS

Dr Tomoo Kikuchi

Visiting Senior Fellow

Education: BA (Meiji Gakun Univeristy); MSc (The University of Warwick); PhD (Bielefeld University)

Entity: CMS

Dr Chia-yi Lee

Assistant Professor

Education: BA (National Taiwan University); MA (National Taiwan University); MA (Washington University in St. Louis); PhD (Washington University in St. Louis)

Areas of Expertise:

• Political Economy
• International Politics
• Resource Politics
• Foreign Direct Investment
• Terrorism
• Quantitative Methods
• Game Theory

Entity: CMS

Dr Su-Hyun Lee

Assistant Professor

Education: BA (Korea University); MA (Korea University); PhD (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)

Areas of Expertise:

• International and Comparative Political Economy
• International Trade and U.S. Trade Politics
• (Re)Distributive Politics
• Political Institutions, Parties and Party Systems
• Research Methods
• Developing Countries, and Korean Politics

Entity: CMS

Ms Margaret Liang

Adjunct Senior Fellow

Education: BSc Hons (University of Singapore)

Entity: CMS / RSIS

Dr Joel Ng

Research Fellow

Education: DPhil (Oxon.); MA (Distinction) (Sussex); BA (Hons) (East Anglia)

Areas of Expertise:

• Norms
• Regional Organizations
• African Union
• ASEAN
• International Humanitarian Law
• Rule of Law & Governance

Entity: CMS

Dr Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit

Assistant Professor

Deputy Head of Centre for Multilateralism Studies

Education: BA (California State University, Long Beach); MA; PhD (University of California)

Areas of Expertise:

• International Negotiations
• International Economic Institutions
• Asian Economic Governance
• Regional-global Economic Governance Dynamics
• ASEAN Economic Community

Entity: CMS

Mr Quak Swee Seng

Centre Manager

Education: BA (NUS); MSc (National University of Ireland)

Entity: CMS

Dr Pradumna Bickram Rana

Associate Professor

Coordinator of International Political Economy Programme; Coordinator of MSc (International Political Economy) Programme

Education: MA (Tribhuvan University); MA (Michigan State University); PhD (Vanderbilt University)

Areas of Expertise:

• Asian economic integration
• Economic linkages between South Asia and East Asia
• Global financial architecture
• Theories of financial crisis

Entity: CMS

Mr Evan Rogerson

Adjunct Senior Fellow

Education: MA (University of Auckland)

Entity: CMS

Dr Friedrich Wu

Adjunct Associate Professor

Education: BA Cum Laude (California State University, Chico); MA; PhD (Washington)

Areas of Expertise:

• Globalisation of the Chinese Economy and Enterprises
• Economic-Political Risk Analysis and Financial Crisis Forecasting
• ASEAN- China Relations

Entity: CMS

Dr Yeo Lay Hwee

Adjunct Fellow

Education: BSocSc (NUS); MA (University of Canterbury); PhD (NUS)

Entity: CMS