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    Mr Ian Li Huiyuan

    Associate Research Fellow
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    BBus Hons (Queensland University of Technology); MSc (RSIS, NTU)
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    Lessons from Russia’s Use of Hybrid Warfare in Ukraine
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    Mr Ian Li Huiyuan

    Associate Research Fellow
    Education
    BBus Hons (Queensland University of Technology); MSc (RSIS, NTU)
    : [email protected]
    : +65 6790 6979
    : IDSS

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    Biography

    Ian Li is an Associate Research Fellow with the Military Studies Programme (MSP) at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. He received his MSc in Asian Studies from RSIS and his research interests are in hybrid warfare theory, military history, and the Cold War. His writings have appeared in online analysis and commentary websites such as CNA, Modern Warfare Institute, Wavell Room, Small Wars Journal, RUSI, The Strategy Bridge, East Asia Forum, The Diplomat, and The Interpreter. He is currently also a member on the Editorial Board for POINTER, the journal of the Singapore Armed Forces.

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    Areas of Expertise

    • Military History
    • Cold War History
    • Hybrid Warfare Theory

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    RSIS Publications

      RSIS Commentary Series

      • Finding Clarity in the Fog of Hybrid Warfare

        05 December, 2024

      • Remembering Operation Jaywick: Singapore’s Asymmetric Warfare

        09 November, 2018

      IDSS Papers

      • IP24023 | SAF 2040: Behind the SAF’s Future Transformation Plans

        06 March, 2024

      • IP23036 | The Military’s Role in Civil Unrest – A Necessary Evil?

        17 April, 2023

      • IP23011 | Operation Inherent Resolve: Understanding Singapore's Participation in Multilateral Overseas Operations

        25 January, 2023

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    External Publications

    Journal Articles

    • “Lessons from Russia’s Use of Hybrid Warfare in Ukraine” in POINTER Monograph, 17, 2025, pp 23-32
    • “The Importance of Context for Military History and Education” in POINTER: Journal of the Singapore Armed Forces, 46, 2, 2021, pp. 54-62

    Op-Eds

    • “Undersea Cable Sabotage – and the Threat of Cutting Off Your Internet in Times of War”, CNA, 10 December 2024
    • “Swift and Decisive – An Anachronistic Ideal?”, Wavell Room, 1 March 2024
    • “The Rise of the Information-State: Imagined Communities and the Roots of Conflict in the Information Age”, Modern War Institute, 19 December 2023
    • “Back to the Future: Using History to Prepare for Future Warfare”, The Strategy Bridge, 21 March 2023
    • “Constructing the Orc: Embracing Fiction in Ukraine’s Tactical Narrative”, RUSI Commentary, 6 March 2023
    • “Besieging Wei to Rescue Zhao: Combining the Indirect Approach with the Centre of Gravity”, The Strategy Bridge, 24 August 2020
    • “The ‘Crisis’ in Coronavirus Crisis Communications: Southeast Asia and the Contest of Narratives” (with Wendy He), RUSI Commentary, 28 May 2020
    • “Hybrid warfare’s assault on ASEAN regionalism”, East Asia Forum, 14 March 2020
    • “Sound the Clarion! Hybrid Warfare Has Arrived in the Asia-Pacific”, Small Wars Journal, 14 January 2020
    • “Time to Put the Old Dog Down? Debating the Future of NATO”, Modern Diplomacy, 14 January 2020
    • “How Many Cold Wars Does it Take to Make a ‘New’ One?”, The Interpreter, 6 December 2019
    • “The U.S.-China Rivalry as Seen in the Cold War’s Rear-View Mirror”, The Strategy Bridge, 1 October 2019
    • “The Folly of US Intervention in Cambodia: What lessons from the Cold War should Washington heed?”, The Diplomat, 28 September 2018
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    Talks

    • Guest Speaker, Ukraine Crisis Forum – One Year On on “Russia–Ukraine War: Lessons for the Future of Hybrid Warfare” by Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College, 3 April 2023.
    • Guest Speaker, Ukraine Crisis Forum – Impact and Implications on “The Weaponization of the National Narrative” by Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College, 21 March 2022.
    • Guest Speaker, Air Defence and Operations Command Forum on “Hybrid Warfare and its Implications for the Asia Pacific” by Republic of Singapore Air Force, 5 February 2020.

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