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Small States and the Multilateral System
CMS, in collaboration with International Peace Institute (IPI), argue that small states play a vital role in the maintenance of international order. Authors: Dr Adam Lupel (IPI), Dr Joel Ng (CMS) and Dr Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit (CMS)
Managing Pressures and Transitions: ASEAN’s Agency in an Unsettled World
CMS Workshop 2025 explores how ASEAN can maintain its resilience amidst internal policy challenges and external pressures induced by great power competition.
CMS Book Launch Seminar 2025
Dr Alan Chong (CMS) launches his book titled “The International Politics of Communication: Representing Community in a Globalizing World”.
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The Case for an ASEAN-EU Free Trade Agreement
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IP25101 | AI, NC3 and the Future of Strategic Stability in the Trump 2.0 Era
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The Quad and Regional Health Security: Implications and Prospects for the Indo-Pacific
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Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses (CTTA) – Volume 17 Issue 05
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Planetary Health and the Perils of Progress: A Framework for Governing the Global Commons
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The International Politics of Communication: Representing Community in a Globalizing World
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MONOGRAPHS
Financial Cooperation in East Asia
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Measures of Economic Vulnerability & Inter-dependency in the Global Economy
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Multilateral Matters – October 2025
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Multilateral Matters – October 2025
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The Case for an ASEAN-EU Free Trade Agreement
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BRICS in the Wake of the Rio Summit and US Tariff Threats
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Multilateral Matters – July 2025
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ASEAN 2045: Setting Ambitious Goals Amid Uncertain Times
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Shangri-La Dialogue 2025: Asian Security Going Forward
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Multilateral Matters – April 2025
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Pushing Ahead With Regional Integration: ASEAN’s Agency in a Transitioning Global Order
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The AI Action Summit Offers Clues for the Future of Multilateralism
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Prospects for Multilateralism at the End of the Liberal Order
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Multilateral Matters – January 2025
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Amidst Geopolitical Uncertainties, How Has ASEAN Fared?
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Enhancing ASEAN Connectivity Through Subregional Initiatives
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Multilateral Matters – October 2024
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Systemic Impacts of Geoeconomic and Economic Coercion: How Should States Respond?
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RSIS Roundtable with Dr Dan McCoy
To Negotiate a Labyrinth: Indonesia Within and Without ASEAN During the Third Indochina War (1978-1991)
04 DEC 2025
14:00 - 15:30
By Invitation
The KeyPoint, RSIS
RSIS Workshop on “Understanding ASEAN”
15-16 JAN 2026
09:00 - 17:00
By Invitation
Civil Service College Singapore