The study of food security in its many dimensions of late has taken off in Asia. This event will introduce the Asia Research Institute’s newest research cluster – Food Politics and Society, to capitalize on this growing dynamism. During the event, Jose M. L. Montesclaros, Research Fellow (Food Security) with the NTS Centre, RSIS, NTU, will be delivering an invited presentation on the food security impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Singapore’s rice sector.

In our Feature Article, Dr Lina Gong discusses the need to update policies and guidelines related to the military role in disaster response in order to improve civil-military engagement in the humanitarian context.