Military Studies Programme

The Military Studies Programme traces its genesis from then-Institute of Defence Studies, which had the responsibility of educating and preparing senior Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) officers at the former Singapore Command and Staff College (now known as the Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College [GKS CSC]), as well as provide policy-related research for Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and the SAF.

Following the SAF-NTU Strategic Partnership and the creation of a Continuing Education policy in 2012, the Programme is now responsible for delivering accredited courses to GKS CSC students, encouraging them to enrol in RSIS with credits to complete a Master’s degree.

Similarly, the Programme is responsible for delivering the Tri-Service Foundation Course (TSFC), a programme designed to give SAF’s returning and local scholars foundational knowledge in military studies and regional geopolitics necessary for their careers.

Other than teaching excellence, the Programme organises annual key seminars and conferences on behalf of RSIS, bringing together academics, military professionals and other stakeholders to engage in areas of mutual interests. The Asia Pacific Programme for Senior Military Officers (APPSMO) and the GKS CSC Seminar, both held annually, are milestone events for RSIS.

The Programme accomplishes all these through an eclectic team with diverse expertise and research areas, sharing in the vision for the Programme to be the key source of excellence for military and strategic studies education and research in Singapore.

The Programme thus maintains a comprehensive research agenda—regional geopolitics and contemporary security issues, military theory and strategic thought, war studies both historical and contemporary—all aimed towards academic credibility and policy-relevance. This research and teaching excellence allows the Programme to engage stakeholders within RSIS, and with MINDEF and the SAF.

To achieve this, the Programme focuses on its key values:

• To be mission-focused and incisive
• To engage through consultation; and
• To pursue excellence

Programme Staff

• Mr Eddie Lim
  Senior Fellow
  Head of Military Studies Programme, IDSS
  DID: +65 6790 5944
  Email: [email protected]

• Dr Pascal Vennesson
  Senior Fellow, Military Studies Programme, IDSS
  DID: +65 6790 6624
  Email: [email protected]

• Dr Ahmed Salah Hashim
  Associate Professor, Military Studies Programme, IDSS
  DID: +65 6790 4909
  Email: [email protected]

• Dr Bernard Loo Fook Weng
  Senior Fellow, Military Studies Programme, IDSS
  DID: +65 6790 6908
  Email: [email protected]

• Dr Ong Wei Chong
  Assistant Professor, Military Studies Programme, IDSS
  DID: +65 6790 6652
  Email: [email protected]

• Dr Nah Liang Tuang
  Research Fellow, Military Studies Programme, IDSS
  DID: +65 6790 6625
  Email: [email protected]

• Dr John Kwok
  Research Fellow, Military Studies Programme, IDSS
  Email: [email protected]

• Mr Chang Jun Yan
  Associate Research Fellow, Military Studies Programme, IDSS
  DID: +65 6790 6484
  Email: [email protected]

• Mr Ho Shu Huang
  Associate Research Fellow, Military Studies Programme, IDSS
  DID: +65 6790 6486
  Email: [email protected]

• Mr Ben Ho
  Associate Research Fellow, Military Studies Programme, IDSS
  Email: [email protected]

• Mr Ian Li Huiyuan
  Research Analyst, Military Studies Programme, IDSS
  Email: [email protected]

• Ms Wendy He
  Research Analyst, Military Studies Programme, IDSS
  Email: [email protected]

• Ms Nilam Binte Abdul Wahab
  Senior Executive, Military Studies Programme, IDSS
  DID: +65 6513 2742
  Email: [email protected]

• Ms Nurul Syazwany
  Course Officer, Military Studies Programme, IDSS
  DID: +65 6790 6215
  Email: [email protected]