Glossary of Abbreviations

RSIS
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

GPO
Graduate Programmes Office

IDSS
Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies

ICPVTR
International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research

CENS
Centre of Excellence for National Security

NTS Centre
Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies

CMS
Centre for Multilateralism Studies

SRP Programme
Studies in Inter-Religious Relations in Plural Societies Programme

NSSP
National Security Studies Programme

NTU Singapore
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

AI
Artificial Intelligence

APPSMO
Asia Pacific Programme for Senior Military Officers

APPSNO
Asia-Pacific Programme for Senior National Security Officers

APSEC
Asia Pacific Security Conference

ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations

BRI
Belt and Road Initiative

CPTPP
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

CSCAP
Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific

EU
European Union

FTA
Free-trade Agreement

GDP
Gross Domestic Product

GKS CSC
Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College

HADR
Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief

ICCS
International Conference on Cohesive Societies

IMSC
International Maritime Security Conference

IoT
Internet of Things

IS
Islamic State

MSc
Master of Science

NADI
Track II Network of ASEAN Defense and Security Institutions

NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

PhD
Doctor of Philosophy

PVE
Political Violence and Extremism

R&D
Research and Development

RCEP
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

SAF
Singapore Armed Forces

SCS
South China Sea

SME
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

SNA
SAF-NTU Academy

TATC
Terrorism Analyst Training Course

TPP
Trans-Pacific Partnership

UAV
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

UN
United Nations

WTO
World Trade Organization