Commentaries
The Think Tank is an e-newsletter published by RSIS, NTU Singapore. It features expert discussions and opinions on geopolitics, counter-terrorism, national security, non-traditional security, and other topical issues covered in RSIS workshops and lecture. It also carries news on the latest books by RSIS scholars and the most-read commentaries published by RSIS.
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Countering Online Radicalisation in Indonesia – Policy Needs to Keep Pace with Changes
Countering Online Radicalisation in Indonesia – Policy Needs to Keep Pace with Changes
Categories: RSIS / Singapore and Homeland Security / Global / RSIS Commentary Series / East Asia and Asia Pacific / South Asia / Southeast Asia and ASEAN / Country and Region Studies
28 January 2026
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Grok – An Emerging AI Governance Moment for Southeast Asia
Grok – An Emerging AI Governance Moment for Southeast Asia
Categories: RSIS / FIT / Singapore and Homeland Security / Global / RSIS Commentary Series / East Asia and Asia Pacific / South Asia / Southeast Asia and ASEAN / Country and Region Studies
27 January 2026
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The Tariff War That Wasn’t: What Economists Missed About Trump’s Trade Gambit
The Tariff War That Wasn’t: What Economists Missed About Trump’s Trade Gambit
Categories: RSIS / International Political Economy / International Politics and Security / Global / International Economics and Security / RSIS Commentary Series / East Asia and Asia Pacific / South Asia / Southeast Asia and ASEAN / Country and Region Studies
26 January 2026
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Nuclear Latency is Not Nuclear Proliferation
Nuclear Latency is Not Nuclear Proliferation
Categories: RSIS / International Political Economy / International Politics and Security / Global / Technology and Future Issues / International Economics and Security / RSIS Commentary Series / East Asia and Asia Pacific / South Asia / Southeast Asia and ASEAN / Country and Region Studies
26 January 2026
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Violence for Violence’s Sake: The Rise of Nihilistic Violent Extremism
Violence for Violence’s Sake: The Rise of Nihilistic Violent Extremism
Categories: RSIS / CENS / Singapore and Homeland Security / Global / RSIS Commentary Series / East Asia and Asia Pacific / South Asia / Southeast Asia and ASEAN / Country and Region Studies
22 January 2026
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China-Iran
Categories: RSIS / Country and Region Studies / International Political Economy / International Politics and Security / Global / International Economics and Security / RSIS Commentary Series / East Asia and Asia Pacific / South Asia / Southeast Asia and ASEAN / Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
21 January 2026
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Ukraine Peace Proposals – The Limits of Normative Settlements
Ukraine Peace Proposals – The Limits of Normative Settlements
Categories: RSIS / Country and Region Studies / International Political Economy / International Politics and Security / Global / International Economics and Security / RSIS Commentary Series / East Asia and Asia Pacific / Europe / South Asia / Southeast Asia and ASEAN
20 January 2026
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Countering North Korea’s Growing Drone Threat
Countering North Korea’s Growing Drone Threat
Categories: RSIS / IDSS / International Political Economy / International Politics and Security / Global / Technology and Future Issues / International Economics and Security / RSIS Commentary Series / East Asia and Asia Pacific / South Asia / Southeast Asia and ASEAN / Country and Region Studies
19 January 2026
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Evaluating the Prospects of Regime Change in Iran
Evaluating the Prospects of Regime Change in Iran
Categories: RSIS / International Political Economy / International Politics and Security / Global / International Economics and Security / RSIS Commentary Series / East Asia and Asia Pacific / South Asia / Southeast Asia and ASEAN / Country and Region Studies
16 January 2026
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Generation Z, Diaspora Identity, and the New Face of Online Radicalisation
Generation Z, Diaspora Identity, and the New Face of Online Radicalisation
Categories: RSIS / ICPVTR / International Political Economy / International Politics and Security / Non-Traditional Security / Global / International Economics and Security / RSIS Commentary Series / East Asia and Asia Pacific / South Asia / Southeast Asia and ASEAN / Country and Region Studies
15 January 2026
