Think Tank (3/2022)
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RSIS-WTO Virtual Parliamentarian Workshop 2022
10 May 2022
International trade is facing increasing headwinds in the post-pandemic age. The Ukraine invasion, worsening climate change, and unequal vaccination rates are among the factors adding strain on the multilateral trading system (MTS) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The 12th RSIS-WTO Parliamentarian Workshop held from 10 to 12 May 2022 provided a platform for lawmake ...
RECENT BOOKS BY STAFF
Great Power Competition and Order Building in the Indo-Pacific: Towards a New Indo-Pacific Equilibrium
Frederick Kliem
This book argues that the new great power contest between the United States and the People’s Republic of China, which has as its epicentre the complex Indo-Pacific region, is having a detrimental impact on the region’s existing order system. Analysing why the great powers are increasingly at loggerheads, the manifold risks this entails, and how the various stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific can find a durable regional order more constructive than confrontational, the book, avoiding theory, proposes a new equilibrium based on practical ways to manage burgeoning conflict and maintain order and stability by compartmentalising problems and challenges while seeking to maintain a balance among stakeholder interests.
India – the $5 Trillion Dream: Challenges and Opportunities
24 Jun 2022
On 24 June 2022, the South Asia Programme of the Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies, RSIS, hosted Dr Duvvuri Subbarao, former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and former Finance Secretary to the Government of India. Dr Subbarao spoke at a seminar on “India – the $5 Trillion Dream ...
The Evolving Roles of Maritime Security Stakeholders
21 Jun 2022
The RSIS’ Maritime Security Programme delivered the “Evolving Roles of Maritime Security Stakeholders” workshop. Held on 21 June 2022, the workshop created an important space for experts from both academia and practice to explore how stakeholders in Southeast Asia perceive maritime secur ...
Environment of Peace: Security in a New Era of Risk
16 Jun 2022
The RSIS’ Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS Centre), in collaboration with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), released SIPRI’s latest report Environment of Peace: Security in a New Era of Risk on 16 June 2022. Co-hosted by the Embassy of Sweden ...
Rising US-China Competition: Economic Implications for Malaysia
08 Jun 2022
Strategic competition between the United States and China has intensified in recent years, and has seen Europe working closer with the former particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic and Russian invasion of Ukraine. The trend towards economic decoupling, with the United States and its allies s ...
Pacific Review-RSIS Joint Workshop
07 Jun 2022
The changing international power dynamics characterised by the rise of China and intensifying US-China competition in recent years necessitate a revisit of the study of economic statecraft. They press us to rethink our answers to questions such as “How do states protect and promote their econo ...
A Nuclear 3S Assessment for Small Modular Reactors in East Asia
31 May 2022
A Nuclear 3S (Safety, Security, and Safeguards) Assessment for Small Modular Reactors in East Asia” was the subject of an RSIS Seminar organised by the Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies (NTS Centre). Dr Jorshan Choi spoke at the seminar held on 31 May 2022.
Dr Choi, a retired ...
Extremist Islam: Recognition and Response in Southeast Asia
27 May 2022
The RSIS Book Launch Webinar of Extremist Islam: Recognition and Response in Southeast Asia was held online on 27 May 2022. Published by Oxford University Press, the book was authored by Associate Professor Kumar Ramakrishna, Provost’s Chair in National Security Studies, Associate Dea ...
Identity and Cohesion in Singapore: Intersections between Religion, Race, and Nationality
24 May 2022
The Studies in Inter-Religious Relations in Plural Societies (SRP) Programme held the seventh run of its Executive Programme (EP) titled “Identity and Cohesion in Singapore: Intersections between Religion, Race, and Nationality” on 24 and 25 May 2022. This EP was significant for being the firs ...
Risk of Radicalisation among Segments of the Indonesian Diaspora
23 May 2022
Radicalisation amongst a small section of the Indonesian diaspora is not a new phenomenon, but rather a problem that has been exacerbated by social media. This is what Dr Noor Huda Ismail, Visiting Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, had to say at the webinar titled “R ...
India-ASEAN Defence Relations: Regional and Domestic Drivers
22 Feb 2022
While some ASEAN states have witnessed a clear up-swing in defence and diplomatic relations with India over the last decade, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines have had a less clear-cut trajectory in relation to India.
On 22 February 2022, the South Asia Programme of the Institute ...
Most Read RSIS Policy Reports
28 Jun 2024
The Policy Reports offer the reader with policy recommendations for various levels – from policymakers and decision-makers in governments, to international organisations, academic institutions, think tanks, civil societies, commercial sectors, and the media.