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Military Studies Programme

The Military Studies Programme (MSP) was instituted in 2012. It traces its genesis from the then-Institute of Defence Studies, which had the responsibility of educating senior Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) officers at the former Singapore Command and Staff College, as well as provide policy-related research for Singapore’s Ministry of Defence and the SAF.

Today, MSP is the strategic partner of the SAF in its Professional Military Education (PME), working with the SAF-NTU Academy and the various SAF schools, including the Officer Cadet School, the SAF Advanced Schools, the Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College (GKS CSC) and the SAFWOS Leadership School, to this effect. As part of this PME role, MSP conducts tailored lessons for various SAF courses focusing on two broad topics: military and strategic studies, and geopolitics and international relations. These SAF courses include:

  • Courses at the Master’s level at the GKS CSC
  • Tri-Service Foundation Course
  • Tri-Service Warfighting Course
  • Officer Cadet Course
  • Joint Senior Leadership Course
  • Joint Advanced Leadership Course
  • Joint Leadership Course

MSP accomplishes these through a team with diverse expertise and research agendas aimed towards credibility and relevance. Recent select publications include:

  • Chang, Jun Yan, and Nicole Jenne. “Velvet Fists: The Paradox of Defence Diplomacy in Southeast Asia.” European Journal of International Security, 5:3 (2020), pp. 332-349.
  • Loo, Bernard Fook Weng. “The Challenges Facing 21st Century Military Modernization.” PRISM, 8:3 (2020), pp. 146-157.
  • He, Wendy Qingli, and Haridas Ramasamy. “Naming and Shaming China: America’s Strategy of Rhetorical Coercion in the South China Sea.” Contemporary Southeast Asia, 42:3 (2020), pp. 317-345.
  • Ho, Ben. “Shortfalls in the Marine Corps’ EABO Concept.” Proceedings, 146:7 (2020), pp. 30-34.
  • Ho, Ben. “Lessons from Operation Ke for the Marine Corps.” War On The Rocks, 23 November 2020.
  • Li, Ian Huiyuan. “Besieging Wei to Rescue Zhao: Combining the Indirect Approach with the Centre of Gravity.” The Strategy Bridge, 24 August 2020.
  • Chang, Jun Yan, and Nicole Jenne. “Monkey Cage: The RIMPAC 2020 Maneuvers Bring 20 Ships and 10 Pacific Nations Together.” The Washington Post, 17 August 2020.
  • Vennesson, Pascal. “Is Strategic Studies Rationalist, Materialist, and A-Critical? Reconnecting Security and Strategy.” Journal of Global Security Studies, 5:3 (2019), pp. 494-510.

The Programme also aims to create a networking platform for military officers, policymakers and stakeholders to discuss the dynamic changing security environment and the challenges for military and national leadership in these issues.

Programme Staff

To reach the Military Studies Programme, email us at [email protected].

Last updated on 02/08/2021