Centre Staff
Dr Ang Cheng Guan
Professor of the International History of Southeast Asia
Associate Dean of S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Education
BA Hons (NUS); MA (University of London); PhD (University of London) Areas of Expertise
- Cold War International History of Southeast Asia and The Indochina Wars
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Dr Li Mingjiang
Associate Professor; and Provost’s Chair in International Relations
Coordinator of PhD Programme
Education
BA; MA (Foreign Affairs University, Beijing); PhD (Boston) Areas of Expertise
- China’s Diplomatic History
- Domestic Sources of Chinese Foreign Policy
- China’s Relations with East Asian Nations and the United States
- Asia-Pacific Security
- The South China Sea Disputes
- The Rise of China and Its International Implications
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Dr Leonard C. Sebastian
Associate Professor
Coordinator of Indonesia Programme, IDSS
Education
BA Hons, Grad Dip Strategic Studies; MA (York University); PhD (ANU) Areas of Expertise
- Indonesian Politics
- Indonesian Defence and Security Policy
- Indonesian Foreign Policy Trends
- Political Islam and Militant Movements in Indonesia
- Indonesian Counter-terrorism Strategy
- Indonesian Political Economy and Decentralisation
- Singapore-Indonesia Relations
- Regional Security Developments in Southeast Asia with special reference to normative structures, the ASEAN Political and Security Community concept, and neo-classical realist approaches including the impact of domestic policy on foreign policy decision making
- Democratic Transitions in Asia
- Civil-military Relations in Asia.
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Ms Ariel Tan
Senior Fellow
Coordinator of Malaysia Programme; Deputy Head of Policy Studies
Education
BA Hons (NUS); MPA (Harvard University) Ms Jane Chan Git Yin
Senior Fellow
Coordinator of Maritime Security Programme, IDSS
Education
LLB (Tasmania); MSc (IDSS, NTU) Areas of Expertise
- Regional Security
- Maritime Security Issues
- Regional Institutions and Cooperation
- Alternative Dispute Resolutions
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Mr Eddie Lim
Senior Fellow
Head, Executive Programme
Education
BA (NUS); PGDE (NIE, NTU); MSc (NTU) Areas of Expertise
- ASEAN Affairs
- Civil-Military Relations
- Strategic Studies
- Military History
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Dr Michael Raska
Assistant Professor
Coordinator of Military Transformations Programme, IDSS
Education
BA (Missouri Southern State College); MA (Yonsei University); PhD (LKYSPP, NUS) Areas of Expertise
- Military Innovation: Theory, Processes, and Debate – Impact of emerging disruptive technologies and new types of armaments on military transformation and modernisation, particularly when it comes to new operational concept and new operating areas, especially in the maritime, air, and space domains;
- Security Conceptions, Strategic Trends, and Military Modernisation in East Asia: Regional approaches to military modernisation and its implications for the medium to long-term stability of the geo-strategic environment of the Asia Pacific;
- Information & Cyber Warfare: Cross-Domain Strategic Interactions – Implications of cyber and information warfare on international security; Long-range trends and developments when it comes to future warfare.
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Dr Collin Koh Swee Lean
Research Fellow
Education
BEng Hons (NTU); MSc (RSIS,NTU); PhD (RSIS,NTU) Areas of Expertise
- Primary research interests: Naval Affairs in the Asia-Pacific Region, Especially in Southeast Asia and Focusing on Naval Modernization Issues
- Naval Arms Control
- Confidence and Security-Building Measures at Sea
- Offence-Defence Theory
- Concept of Non-Provocative Defence
- Nuclear Energy Development in Southeast Asia
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Dr Sinderpal Singh
Senior Fellow
Assistant Director of Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies; Coordinator of South Asia Programme, IDSS
Education
BA (NUS); MA (ANU); PhD (Aberystwyth) Areas of Expertise
- Indian Foreign Policy
- IR Theory
- Asia’s International Politics
- Regionalism in International Politics
- Indian Ocean Security
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Dr Adrian Ang U-Jin
Research Fellow
Coordinator of United States Programme, IDSS
Education
BA (Okanagan University College); MA (University of Calgary); PhD (University of Missouri) Areas of Expertise
- American public opinion
- American political parties
- US elections, campaigns and voting behaviour
- US congressional politics
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Dr Alexander Raymond Arifianto
Research Fellow
Education
BA (Ripon College); MA (Brandeis University); MA (Johns Hopkins University); PhD (Arizona State University) Areas of Expertise
- Indonesian Politics
- Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia
- Islamic Politics in Indonesia
- Political Economy of Regional Autonomy and Local Level Governance
- Civil Society Organizations and Social Movements
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Dr Rajesh Basrur
Senior Fellow
Education
BA; MA; MPhil (Delhi); MA; PhD (Bombay) Areas of Expertise
- Indian Foreign Policy
- South Asian Security
- The Politics of Nuclear Weapons
- International Relations Theory
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Dr Robert C. Beckman
Professor
Adjunct Senior Fellow
Education
LLM (Harvard); JD BBA (Wisconsin) Areas of Expertise
- Ocean Law & Policy
- Piracy and Maritime Security
- International Regulation of Shipping
- Marine Environmental Law
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Mr Richard Bitzinger
Visiting Senior Fellow
Education
BA Hons (Kalamazoo College); MA (Monterey Institute of International Studies)
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Mr John Bradford
Senior Fellow
Education
BA (Cornell University); MSc (RSIS, NTU) Areas of Expertise
- Maritime Security
- Japan-Southeast Asia Relations
- Naval Operations
- Alliance Management
- U.S. Strategy in the Indo-Pacific
- Japanese Foreign Policy
- Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response
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Ms Irene Chan
Associate Research Fellow
Education
BA (NIE, NTU); MSc (RSIS, NTU) Areas of Expertise
- Chinese Foreign Policy
- China-ASEAN and China-US Relations
- Regional Maritime Security
- China’s Territorial Disputes in East Asia
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Dr Chang Jun Yan
Research Fellow
Head of Military Studies Programme
Education
BSSc Hons (NUS); MSc (RSIS, NTU); PhD (University of Queensland) Areas of Expertise
- International Relations Theory
- International Security
- Critical Security Studies
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Mr James Char
Associate Research Fellow
Education
BA (NTU); MA (NTU) Areas of Expertise
- Chinese Domestic Politics
- Civil-Military Relations in China
- China’s Diplomatic Strategies in the Global South
- Chinese Nationalism as a Source of Political Legitimacy
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Mr Cheong Cheok Hon
Centre Manager, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies
Education
BSSc Hons (NUS) 
