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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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 / RSIS Commentary Series / East Asia and Asia Pacific / South Asia / Southeast Asia and ASEAN / Country and Region Studies / Singapore and Homeland Security / Global
22 January 2026
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China-Iran
Categories: RSIS / RSIS Commentary Series / East Asia and Asia Pacific / South Asia / Southeast Asia and ASEAN / Middle East and North Africa (MENA) / Country and Region Studies / International Political Economy / International Politics and Security / Global / International Economics and Security
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 / RSIS Commentary Series / East Asia and Asia Pacific / Europe / South Asia / Southeast Asia and ASEAN / Country and Region Studies / International Political Economy / International Politics and Security / Global / International Economics and Security
20 January 2026
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Countering North Korea’s Growing Drone Threat
Countering North Korea’s Growing Drone Threat
Categories: RSIS / IDSS / RSIS Commentary Series / East Asia and Asia Pacific / South Asia / Southeast Asia and ASEAN / Country and Region Studies / International Political Economy / International Politics and Security / Global / Technology and Future Issues / International Economics and Security
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 / RSIS Commentary Series / East Asia and Asia Pacific / South Asia / Southeast Asia and ASEAN / Country and Region Studies / International Political Economy / International Politics and Security / Global / International Economics and Security
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 / RSIS Commentary Series / East Asia and Asia Pacific / South Asia / Southeast Asia and ASEAN / Country and Region Studies / International Political Economy / International Politics and Security / Non-Traditional Security / Global / International Economics and Security
15 January 2026
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Takaichi’s Misplaced Hedging
Categories: RSIS / RSIS Commentary Series / East Asia and Asia Pacific / South Asia / Southeast Asia and ASEAN / Country and Region Studies / International Political Economy / International Politics and Security / Global / International Economics and Security
14 January 2026
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Why the Najib Factor Continues to Represent a Gaping Wound for the Malaysian Polity
Why the Najib Factor Continues to Represent a Gaping Wound for the Malaysian Polity
Categories: RSIS / RSIS Commentary Series / East Asia and Asia Pacific / South Asia / Southeast Asia and ASEAN / Country and Region Studies / Global
12 January 2026
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Enhancing Information Literacy and Resilience in Singapore
Enhancing Information Literacy and Resilience in Singapore
Categories: RSIS / CENS / RSIS Commentary Series / East Asia and Asia Pacific / South Asia / Southeast Asia and ASEAN / General / Country and Region Studies / Global
09 January 2026
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Anwar Ibrahim: The Pleasure and Peril of Flying Solo
Anwar Ibrahim: The Pleasure and Peril of Flying Solo
Categories: RSIS / RSIS Commentary Series / East Asia and Asia Pacific / South Asia / Southeast Asia and ASEAN / Country and Region Studies / Global
07 January 2026
