Faculty
Dr Terence Lee
Senior Fellow
Coordinator of MSc (Asian Studies) Programme
Education
BA (University of Wisconsin-Madison); MSc (RSIS, NTU); MA; PhD (University of Washington-Seattle) Areas of Expertise
Civil-military relations, Southeast Asian politics and international security
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Dr Joseph Liow Chin Yong
Tan Kah Kee Chair in Comparative and International Politics
Senior Research Adviser to S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Education
BA Hons (Wisconsin-Madison); MSc (RSIS, NTU); PhD (LSE) Areas of Expertise
- Asia Pacific Security Issues
- Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia
- Muslim Social and Political Movements in Southeast Asia
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Dr Bernard Loo Fook Weng
Senior Fellow
Coordinator of MSc (Strategic Studies) Programme
Education
BSSc Hons (NUS); MA (ANU); PhD (Aberystwyth) Areas of Expertise
- Defence Policy
- Evolution of Wafare
- Strategic Theory
- Conventional Military Strategies
- Strategic Problems of Small Powers
- Problems and Prospects of Military Transformation
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Dr Tamara Nair
Senior Associate Fellow
Head of Research Integrity and Data Management Unit; Coordinator of Projects (Women and Children in ASEAN Community)
Education
BA (NUS); MEnvMgmt (UNSW); PhD (UNSW) Areas of Expertise
- Decentralised Governance in Developing Nations
- Sustainable Development and Issues of Social Justice: Equitable Development in Local Communities
- Climate change, Natural Resource Management and the Role of Women
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Dr Joel Ng
Senior Fellow
Head of Centre for Multilateralism Studies
Education
BA (Hons) (East Anglia); MA (Distinction) (Sussex); DPhil (Oxon.) Areas of Expertise
- Norms
- Regional Organizations and Architecture
- United Nations
- African Union
- ASEAN
- International Humanitarian Law
- Rule of Law & Governance
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Dr Ong Wei Chong
Senior Associate Fellow
Education
BA (University of East Anglia, Norwich); MSc (IDSS, NTU); PhD (University of Exeter) Areas of Expertise
- National Security
- National Resilience
- Applied History
- Military History
- Strategic Studies
- Insurgency/Counterinsurgency
- Hybrid Warfare & Grey Zone Conflict
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Dr Jaehan Park
Assistant Professor
Deputy Coordinator, MSc (International Relations) Programme
Education
BA (Yonsei University); MA; PhD (Johns Hopkins SAIS) Areas of Expertise
- International Relations theory
- East Asian security
- U.S. foreign policy
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Dr Park Kee Hyun
Assistant Professor
Education
BA (Seoul National University); MA (Seoul National University); PhD (University of Maryland) Areas of Expertise
- International Political Economy
- Political Economy of Trade
- US Trade Policy
- Firms and Global Value Chains
- Firm Political Behavior
- Economic Sanctions
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Dr Michael Raska
Assistant Professor
Education
BA (Missouri Southern State College); MA (Yonsei University); PhD (LKYSPP, NUS) Areas of Expertise
- Defence and Military Innovation – Theory and Concepts
Comparative analysis and net assessments of defence innovation strategies, technologies, and capabilities. - AI Revolution in Military Affairs – Strategies and Capabilities
Projecting the impact of AI and emerging technologies on international security and future conflicts; addressing responsible AI policy imperatives, challenges, and trajectories. - Cyber Conflicts and Digital Warfare
Mapping security challenges posed by the cyber revolution, ranging from military cyber operations to hostile information campaigns and digital warfare.
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Dr Leonard C. Sebastian
Senior Fellow
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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