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
Deputy Head, Graduate Studies; 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
Senior Fellow
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
Head, Outreach
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
- Theories and Debates on Defence and Military Innovation
The diffusion of new and potentially powerful militarily relevant technologies – as well as the ability of militaries to exploit their potential – varies widely, conditioned by a range of organisational, conceptual, and operational challenges as well as varying historical path dependencies and strategic cultures. Accordingly, my research aims to develop conceptual frameworks for a comparative analysis of defence innovation trajectories, focusing on military-technological innovation that integrates conceptual paths, technological patterns, and organisational change. - Emerging Technologies, AI, Geopolitics, and Future Conflicts
The strategic competition for emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum computing, novel materials, and others are creating a new set of conditions for the development and application of next wave of military transformations that changes the character of warfare, particularly in East Asia. My research focuses on the relative abilities of militaries to access and leverage new and emerging critical technologies, their likely progress in doing so, and the impediments they may face, ultimately with implications for security and stability in the region. - Cyber Conflicts and Digital Warfare
As conflicts increasingly evolve through the cyber and information domains, the centres of gravity – the sources of state power that provide moral or physical strength, freedom of action, or will to act – are shifting. The principal academic and policy challenge is identifying these shifts, while managing, and responding to potentially more severe, cascading, multi-level crises emanating from cyberspace to the physical and cognitive domains. In this context, my research focuses on the security challenges posed by the cyber revolution, ranging from cyber-crime to militarisation of cyberspace, to hostile information campaigns.
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Dr Collin Koh Swee Lean
Senior Fellow
Coordinator of Projects (Naval/Maritime Affairs)
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 Regional Security Architecture Programme, and 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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Mr Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
Research Fellow
Education
BBA (NUS); MSc (RSIS, NTU) Areas of Expertise
- Implications of Geopolitical Competition and Digital Technologies to Hybrid Threats
- Influence and Information Operations
- Strategic Foresight, Intelligence and Counterterrorism
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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
Senior Fellow
Coordinator of Projects (Indonesia Programme)
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 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 John Bradford
Adjunct 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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Dr Chang Jun Yan
Assistant Professor
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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Dr James Char
Research Fellow
Education
BA (NTU); MA (NTU); PhD (University of Cambridge) Areas of Expertise
- Chinese Domestic Politics
- Civil-Military Relations in China
- China’s Military Modernisation
- The Chinese Civil War
- China’s Diplomatic Strategies in the Global South
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Mr Kevin Chen Xian An
Associate Research Fellow
Education
BA (University of Virginia); MSc (RSIS, NTU) Mr Aristyo Darmawan
Visiting Fellow (26 January to 6 February 2023)
Education
LLM (Tufts University)
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