Events for the Year

Events for 2026

January (16)
JAN
07
WED
Visit to RSIS by Mr Kono Taro
Japan’s Role in the Evolving Regional Situation

07 January 2026

09:30 - 11:00

The KeyPoint, RSIS
JAN
12
MON
RSIS Seminar by Associate Professor Xiaoyu Pu
Managing Security Without Self-Harm: Bounded Securitisation in an Age of Great Power Rivalry

12 January 2026

15:00 - 16:30

The KeyPoint, RSIS
JAN
13
TUE
RSIS Seminar by Assistant Professor Thomas Maguire
The Intelligence-Propaganda Nexus: British and American Covert Influence in Cold War Southeast Asia

13 January 2026

15:00 - 16:30

The KeyPoint, RSIS
JAN
14
WED
RSIS Seminar by Dr Bhavna Davé
Dependence, Diversification and Decolonial Talk in Central Asia-Russia Relations Since 2022

14 January 2026

10:30 - 12:00

The KeyPoint, RSIS
JAN
15
THU
RSIS Workshop on “Understanding ASEAN”

15-16 January 2026

09:00 - 17:00

Civil Service College Singapore
JAN
16
FRI
Visit to RSIS by Major General Alain Vuitel

16 January 2026

15:00 - 16:30

The KeyPoint, RSIS
JAN
19
MON
Visit to RSIS by Deputy Secretary General Ahmad Saidmurodzoda

19 January 2026

16:00 - 17:30

The KeyPoint, RSIS
JAN
20
TUE
ICPVTR Seminar by Associate Professor Joshua Mark Roose
Militant Masculinity, Youth Radicalisation, and the Extreme Right

20 January 2026

10:00 - 11:30

The Keypoint, RSIS
JAN
20
TUE
RSIS Public Lecture on “Immigrants’ Political Membership and Inclusive Nationhood: Citizenship typologies, national boundaries and claims-making for membership”

20 January 2026

15:00 - 16:30

Royal Pavillion Ballroom II, Conrad Orchard, Singapore
JAN
22
THU
RSIS Conference on Regional Maritime Security Outlook 2026

22-23 January 2026

2 Days

Grand Copthorne Waterfront
JAN
23
FRI
RSIS Seminar on “Navigating the Political Discourse of Diversity and Migration in Plural Societies” and Book Launch of “Cohesive Societies, Resilient Futures”

23 January 2026

14:00 - 15:30

Paterson Room, Conrad Orchard, Singapore
JAN
24
SAT
RSIS Student, Staff & Alumni Mixer

24 January 2026

15:00 - 19:00

Auditorium, Catapult, Rochester Commons Singapore
JAN
27
TUE
RSIS Distinguished Public Lecture by Professor Sir Steve Smith
Was Globalisation a Phase in World Politics, or a Fundamental Transformation of the International System?

27 January 2026

15:00 - 16:30

Pan Pacific Singapore, Pacific 3 Ballroom, Level 1
JAN
28
WED
ICPVTR Closed-Door Seminar by Mr Khoirul Anam
Indonesia's Policy for Foreign Terrorist Fighters

28 January 2026

10:30 - 12:00

The Keypoint, RSIS
JAN
28
WED
RSIS Seminar by Tengku Zafrul Aziz
Safeguarding Malaysia’s Prosperity at a Time of Rising Trade Barriers and Geo-economic Tension

28 January 2026

15:00 - 16:30

NTU@one-north, LT 301
JAN
29
THU
RSIS Seminar by Major General (Ret) Rodon Pedrason
Transnational Defence Diplomacy: A Paradigm for Cooperative Security Along the Thailand-Cambodia Frontier

29 January 2026

10:30 - 12:00

The KeyPoint, RSIS
February (10)
FEB
03
TUE
RSIS Roundtable with Professor Ann Marie Murphy
Political Change and Foreign Policy: Indonesia in the Reform Era

03 February 2026

10:30 - 12:00

S4-B5-FR (Former ACI Function Room)
FEB
04
WED
RSIS Roundtable by Major General (Ret) Dr Rodon Pedrason
The Urgent Need to Modernise the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI): Protecting Sovereignty and Regional Stability in a Changing World

04 February 2026

10:30 - 12:00

The KeyPoint, RSIS
FEB
04
WED
14th RSIS-NMF Dialogue and Workshop

04-05 February 2026

1.5 Days

Furama Riverfront Singapore, Venus III Ballroom
FEB
05
THU
Visit to RSIS by Brigadier General (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Brunei Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence

05 February 2026

14:45 - 16:15

The KeyPoint, RSIS
FEB
10
TUE
RSIS Seminar by Professor Geoffrey Till
The Naval Battle of Jutland 1916: A 21st Century Retrospective

10 February 2026

15:00 - 16:30

S4-B5-FR (Former ACI Function Room)
FEB
11
WED
RSIS Roundtable with Mr Faldo Maldini

11 February 2026

15:00 - 16:30

The KeyPoint, RSIS
FEB
11
WED
RSIS Seminar by Professor Ann Marie Murphy
The Rise of Citizen Protection as A Foreign Policy Issue in Indonesia’s Post-Suharto Era

11 February 2026

10:30 - 12:00

S4-B5-FR (Former ACI Function Room)
REGISTER
FEB
12
THU
7th SRP Distinguished Lecture and Symposium 2026
Sacred Words, Contested Worlds: Religion, Pluralism and Social Resilience

12 February 2026

09:00 - 17:00

Raffles City Convention Centre, 80 Bras Basah Road Singapore 189560, Padang Ballroom, Level 4
REGISTER
FEB
12
THU
RSIS Workshop by Centre for Multilateralism Studies
ASEAN and Changing Geoeconomics: Confronting Tariff Uncertainties and Technological Competition

12 February 2026

09:30 - 15:30

PARKROYAL on Beach Road
FEB
24
TUE
RSIS Workshop by China Programme

24 February 2026

Full Day

Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium
March (4)
MAR
02
MON
Visit to RSIS by Thammasat University, Thailand

02 March 2026

13:00 - 14:30

S4-B5-FR (Former ACI Function Room)
MAR
04
WED
RSIS Book Launch Seminar by Centre for Multilateralism Studies
The Dragon's Emerging Order: Sino-centric Multilateralism and Global Responses

04 March 2026

15:00 - 16:30
MAR
16
MON
EU-Singapore Think Tank Dialogue 2026

16-17 March 2026
MAR
26
THU
RSIS Webinar on “Addressing Scams and Related Cybercrime in Southeast Asia: ASEAN Approaches and Challenges”

26 March 2026

15:00 - 16:30

Zoom
April (1)
APR
07
TUE
8th NTS-Asia Consortium Annual Conference
Global Governance Adrift – Pathways Forward for Non-Traditional Security

07-08 April 2026

1.5 Days

TBC
May (0)
June (0)
July (2)
JUL
31
FRI
RSIS Convocation Ceremony 2026

31 July 2026

10:00 - 12:00

Nanyang Auditorium
JUL
31
FRI
RSIS Alumni Dinner 2026 and Teaching Awards

31 July 2026

18:00 - 21:30

Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel