Centre Staff
Dr Leonard C. Sebastian
Senior Fellow
Education
BA Hons, Grad Dip Strategic Studies; MA (York University); PhD (ANU) Areas of Expertise
- Indonesian Politics
- Indonesian Defence and Security Policy
- Indonesian Foreign Policy Trends
- Political Islam and Militant Movements in Indonesia
- Indonesian Counter-terrorism Strategy
- Indonesian Political Economy and Decentralisation
- Singapore-Indonesia Relations
- Regional Security Developments in Southeast Asia with special reference to normative structures, the ASEAN Political and Security Community concept, and neo-classical realist approaches including the impact of domestic policy on foreign policy decision making
- Democratic Transitions in Asia
- Civil-military Relations in Asia.
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Mr Ian Seow Cheng Wei
Senior Analyst
Education
BSc Hons (NTU); MPhil (University of Oxford) Areas of Expertise
- China’s foreign and security policy
- China’s defence relations with Southeast Asian states
- Military and security affairs in Southeast Asia
- ASEAN regionalism
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Dr Shounak Set
Research Fellow
Education
MPhil (Jawaharlal Nehru University); PhD (King's College London) Areas of Expertise
- Strategic Studies
- Foreign Policy Analysis
- Emerging Technologies
- Nuclear & Outer Space Issues
- Arms control & Disarmament
- India, South Asia & Asia Pacific Security
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Dr Sandeep Singh
Research Fellow
Education
BA Hons (NUS); MA (NUS); PhD (UNSW) Areas of Expertise
- History of Grand Strategy
- The Global Cold War
- Cultural Studies, Diplomatic History
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Dr Emirza Adi Syailendra
Research Fellow
Education
BSocSc (University of Indonesia); MSc (RSIS, NTU); PhD (ANU) Areas of Expertise
- Asian security
- Strategic thinking in the maritime domain
- The South China Sea
- The economic–security nexus
- Indonesia
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Dr Alvin Tan
Adjunct Fellow
Education
PhD (University of Nottingham) Areas of Expertise
- Public International Law
- International Humanitarian Law
- International Criminal Justice
- Military Law and Ethics
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Ms Anna Tan
Centre Manager, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies
Ms Tan Ming Hui
Assistant Editor
Education
BA Hons (NUS); MSc (RSIS,NTU) Areas of Expertise
- Japanese Studies
- International Relations of Northeast Asia
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Dr Sarah Teo
Assistant Professor
Coordinator of PhD Programme
Education
BComm Hons (NTU); MSc (RSIS, NTU); PhD (University of Sydney) Areas of Expertise
- Multilateral security and defence cooperation in ASEAN and the Asia Pacific
- Middle powers in the Asia Pacific
- Power in international relations
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