David Han is Research Fellow with the Malaysia Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) of Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He received his PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Before joining RSIS, he was a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Education (NIE). Prior to his stint at NIE, he was a Research Officer at the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF). His research interests include foreign policy analysis, international relations theory, international relations of Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific, and foreign policies of Malaysia and the Philippines. David possesses an Honours degree in Political Science from the National University of Singapore (NUS). He obtained his MSc in International Relations at RSIS.