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    Regional Security Architecture Programme

    The Regional Security Architecture Programme conducts research, networking and teaching on security multilateralism in the Asia Pacific, including on ASEAN and ASEAN-led forums. Since its inception in 2002, the Programme’s output has contributed to the systematic accumulation of scholarly and policy-based knowledge on multilateralism and security arrangements in the region.

    The Programme:

    • Conducts studies on the evolving roles, strengths and challenges of the various cooperative security arrangements, as well as the overall development of the regional security architecture;
    • Participates in relevant collaborative projects and networking activities;
    • Contributes towards the knowledge and discourse on regional security architecture through publications and events.

    Publications and Events

    2025

    1. “Harnessing Emerging Technologies in Defence: Strategic Approach for ASEAN Unity”, IDSS Paper, 9 May 2025, Muhammad Faizal bin Abdul Rahman
    2. “The remaking of the Indo-Pacific security architecture”, The Korea Times, 30 April 2025, Sarah Teo
    3. “Recalibrating Australia’s Strategy toward Its Maritime Neighborhood”, book review of Girt by Sea: Re-Imagining Australia’s Security, by Rebecca Strating and Joanne Wallis (Collingwood: La Trobe University Press, 2024), Asia Policy, Vol. 20, no. 2, 29 April 2025, pp. 144-147, Sarah Teo
    4. “Digital Defence and ASEAN Political-Security Community”, in Debasish Nandy and Monojit Das, Decoding the Chessboard of Asian Geopolitics: Asian Powerplay in East and Southeast Asia, The Global North, and Other Emerging Issues, Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2025, pp. 91-118, Muhammad Faizal bin Abdul Rahman
    5. “Are the Russians Eyeing West Papua for an Overseas Military Base?”, The Diplomat, 18 April 2025, Muhammad Faizal bin Abdul Rahman
    6. “Geopolitics meet Digital Security in ASEAN’s Maritime Domain”, Modern Diplomacy, 16 April 2025, Muhammad Faizal bin Abdul Rahman
    7. “Has the United States Gone Rogue? What Singapore Needs to Do”, IDSS Paper, 15 April 2025, Tan See Seng
    8. “From Trump 1.0 to Trump 2.0: Implications for Asia”, IDSS Paper, 15 April 2025, Tan See Seng
    9. “East Asian Regionalism”, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies, 19 March 2025, Sarah Teo and Sarah Soh
    10. “The Unravelling Rules-Based Order: Easy Pickings for China in Southeast Asia?”, IDSS Paper, 10 March 2025, Henrick Tsjeng
    11. “Japan’s Defense Industry Plays Catch-Up”, The Diplomat, 6 March 2025, Sarah Soh
    12. “Could US Defense Cuts Affect Timor-Leste?”, The Diplomat, 28 February 2025, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    13. “ADMM-Plus Observership: Managing Inclusivity and Openness Amid Geopolitical Rivalry”, IDSS Paper, 25 February 2025, Henrick Tsjeng
    14. “The ADMM-Plus at 15”, IDSS Paper, 24 February 2025, Sarah Teo
    15. “How Indonesia and Vietnam navigate coalitional networks in the Indo-Pacific”, Australian Journal of International Affairs, 2025, pp. 1-19, Sarah Teo and Ralf Emmers
    16. “New Zealand-Singapore Defense Relations in a Volatile World”, The Diplomat, 17 January 2025, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman

    2024

    1. “Japan’s Foreign Policy Outlook in 2025”, IDSS Paper, 30 December 2024, Sarah Soh
    2. “Future of Cyber in Southeast Asia: Reflection on ASEAN Cyber Agenda across Different Pillars”, Analysis of 2024 ASEAN and Related Summits and Outlook for 2025: CSIS Special Edition Commentaries, November 2024, pp. 32-35, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    3. “How ASEAN’s Cybersecurity Push Could Protect People and Economies”, The Diplomat, 18 November 2024, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman (originally published under Creative Commons by 360info)
    4. “It’s all about China: The key to future US ties with South-east Asia”, The Straits Times, 1 November 2024, Tan See Seng
    5. “Role of ADMM/ADMM-Plus: Preparing ASEAN for an Era of Conflict”, IDSS Paper, 24 October 2024, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman (republished by Romanian Institute for Euro-Asian Studies (IRSEA), 29 October 2024)
    6. “Commentary: Singapore and South Korea ties go beyond K-pop and football”, Channel News Asia, 10 October 2024, Sarah Teo and Ha Chae Kyoun
    7. “Challenging Times Ahead for Japan’s New Prime Minister Ishiba”, IDSS Paper, 8 October 2024, Sarah Soh
    8. “America’s foreign policy after Biden: What can the Indo-Pacific region expect?”, Asian Politics and Policy, 6 October 2024, Tan See Seng
    9. “Enhancing ASEAN Cooperation Against AI-Powered Cyber Influence Operations”, RSIS Commentary, 6 September 2024, Benjamin Ang and Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    10. “The “Community with a Shared Future”: China’s Order of “Harmonious” Relations”, IDSS Paper, 4 September 2024, Henrick Tsjeng
    11. “The Cyberspace Impact of a Maritime Crisis in Southeast Asia”, The Diplomat, 10 August 2024, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    12. “What Might a Harris Foreign Policy Bring?”, IDSS Paper, 29 July 2024, Tan See Seng
    13. “Deepfakes and the Dangers to National Security and Defence”, RSIS Commentary, 23 July 2024, Benjamin Ang and Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    14. “Putin’s Visit to Vietnam: Adding Pressure on ASEAN’s Autonomy?”, IDSS Paper, 22 July 2024, Henrick Tsjeng
    15. “ASEAN Centrality in Regional Security Faces Growing Uncertainties”, The Jakarta Post, 18 July 2024, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman. Republished in The Philippine Daily Inquirer, 5 August 2024.
    16. “Japan as ASEAN’s Diplomatic Partner in the Myanmar Crisis”, IDSS Paper, 1 July 2024, Sarah Soh
    17. “Bracing for a Possible Trump 2.0: Implications for the Indo-Pacific”, IDSS Paper, 25 June 2024, Tan See Seng
    18. “Commentary: ‘Red lines’ at Shangri-La Dialogue a reminder of need for new solutions to old problems”, Channel News Asia, 5 June 2024, Sarah Teo and Dylan MH Loh
    19. “Shangri-La Dialogue: Stage set for high drama over South China Sea shoals”, The Straits Times, 31 May 2024, Tan See Seng
    20. “A View of the World from Shangri-La”, IDSS Paper, 23 May 2024, Tan See Seng
    21. “ASEAN Should Watch the China-US Cyber Competition More Closely”, The Diplomat, 14 May 2024, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    22. “Establishing Common Norms and Principles”, Asia Dialogue on China-US Relations: The China-US Relationship and Implications for Regional Stability in the Asia-Pacific by Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN), 9-10 May 2024, Henrietta McNeill, Li Li, John Bradford, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    23. “Defence and Strategic Implications of Energy Security Trends”, Modern Diplomacy, 3 May 2024, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    24. “The rise and endurance of minilaterals in the Indo-Pacific”, The Interpreter, 1 May 2024, Sarah Teo
    25. “Southeast Asia’s three-nation partnership to fight cyber threats”, 360info.org, 6 March 2024, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    26. “Can Laos as ASEAN Chair seek external assistance in the Myanmar crisis?”, IDSS Paper, 21 February 2024, Henrick Tsjeng
    27. “Rivalry and International Cooperation in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, RSIS-PfPC Conference by RSIS and the Project for Peaceful Competition at King’s College London, 16 February 2024, Mark Bryan Manantan, Huong Le Thu, Dipinder S Randhawa, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    28. “The Role of Singapore, Malaysia and Australia in ASEAN Centrality”, The Interpreter, 7 February 2024, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    29. “Clash of Visions in the Indo-Pacific”, IAS Flagship Conference by Singapore Institute of Management International Affairs Society, 7 February 2024, Deji Okediji, Thomas Lim, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    30. “ASEAN Digital Transformation and the US–China Technological Competition”, in Bernard F.W. Loo and James Char, Strategic Currents: China and US Competition for Influence, Singapore: World Scientific, 2024, pp. 67-90, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman and Sarah Teo
    31. “For Myanmar, South-east Asia’s outcast, Asean is its only antidote”, The Straits Times, 20 January 2024, Tan See Seng
    32. “ASEAN Needs to Review and Renew its Approaches to the Myanmar Crisis”, IDSS Paper, 10 January 2024, Sarah Soh
    33. “A View from Singapore: Regional Maritime Security and Cooperation with the Republic of Korea”, in Yongwook Ryu, Republic of Korea-Singapore Security Forum: Shared Concerns, Common Goals, Singapore: Centre on Asia and Globalisation, 2024, pp. 33-37, Gordon Kang and Sarah Teo

    Programme Staff

    Dr Sinderpal Singh
    Senior Fellow
    Coordinator, Regional Security Architecture Programme, IDSS
    DID: +65 6908 2318
    Email: [email protected]

    Dr Sarah Teo
    Assistant Professor
    Regional Security Architecture Programme, IDSS
    DID: +65 6513 2076
    Email: [email protected]

    Mr Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    Research Fellow
    Regional Security Architecture Programme, IDSS
    DID: +65 6790 6415
    Email: [email protected]

    Mr Henrick Tsjeng
    Associate Research Fellow
    Regional Security Architecture Programme, IDSS
    DID: +65 6790 6424
    Email: [email protected]

    Ms Sarah Soh
    Associate Research Fellow
    Regional Security Architecture Programme, IDSS
    DID: +65 6514 1000
    Email: [email protected]

    Mr Gordon Kang
    Senior Analyst
    Regional Security Architecture Programme, IDSS
    DID: +65 6513 2039
    Email: [email protected]

    Non-Resident

    Dr Tan See Seng
    Research Adviser
    Regional Security Architecture Programme, IDSS
    Email: [email protected]


    Publications and Events: 2023

    2023

    1. “Indonesia and South Korea: Middle Power Cooperation for a Resilient Indo-Pacific”, in Sigit Aris Prasetyo, 50 Years Indonesia and Korea: Closer Friendship, Stronger Partnership, Seoul: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, 2023, pp. 131-139, Sarah Teo and Gabriele Abbondanza.
    2. “ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus: Divisions amid Functional Cooperation?”, IDSS Paper, 13 December 2023, Henrick Tsjeng
    3. “Managing power conflict spillover in Straits of Malacca and Singapore”, The Jakarta Post, 6 November 2023, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman and Abdul Rahman Yaacob
    4. “Towards Open and Inclusive Regionalism”, edited by Rocky Intan and Joel Ng (Jakarta: Centre for Strategic and International Studies, 2023), Sarah Teo
    5. “ASEAN Centrality: Not the Best, But Still Good?”, Counterpoint Southeast Asia, 3 October 2023, Sarah Teo
    6. “Seeking Centrality – U.S.-ASEAN Ties in 2023”, Engaging the Eagle Podcast by United States Programme, IDSS, RSIS, 28 September 2023, Sharon Seah, Adrian Ang, Kevin Chen, and Sarah Teo
    7. “ASEAN-ROK Relations in the Indo-Pacific: Comprehensiveness and Competitiveness”, IDSS Paper, 15 September 2023, Sarah Teo and Louis Tion
    8. “Defence Diplomacy in a Fragmented World”, IDSS Paper, 13 September 2023, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    9. “Commentary: The plea for ASEAN to pull its weight is now a constant refrain”, Channel News Asia, 13 September 2023, Tan See Seng
    10. “China’s Multilateral Diplomacy: Not Quite a Beijing-Moscow Alliance”, The Politburo, 3 September 2023, Henrick Tsjeng
    11. “ASEAN in the Indo-Pacific: Continuity and Change”, United Service, Vol. 74, No. 3, 2023, pp. 21-25, Sarah Teo
    12. “The evolution of Indo-Pacific”, ISIS Malaysia 36th Asia-Pacific Roundtable, 8-10 August 2023, Pou Sothirak, May-Britt U Stumbaum, Choe Wongi, Gurpreet Singh Khurana, Simon Draper, Sarah Teo
    13. “NATO’s Vilnius Summit: Implications for the Indo-Pacific and ASEAN”, IDSS Paper, 31 July 2023, Sarah Soh
    14. “ASEAN Moves to Strengthen Digital Defence Cooperation”, RSIS Commentary, 24 July 2023, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    15. “Key Takeaways from the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting: Reasserting ASEAN Unity?”, Talking ASEAN Webinar by The Habibie Center, 20 July 2023, Rolliansyah Soemirat, Faisal Karim, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    16. “ASEAN Needs A Repatriation Plan for a Taiwan Contingency”, The Diplomat, 8 July 2023, Abdul Rahman Yaacob and Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    17. “The 20th Shangri-La Dialogue: Duelling Visions of Regional Order”, IDSS Paper, 16 June 2023, Henrick Tsjeng
    18. “Commentary: It isn’t always smooth sailing, but here’s why Singapore should persist with its dialogue convenor role”, TODAY, 7 June 2023, Sarah Teo
    19. “Shadow of Ukraine war over Shangri-La Dialogue”, The Straits Times, 31 May 2023, Tan See Seng
    20. “At SLD 2023, ASEAN Defense Officials Must Tackle Tech Issues”, The Diplomat, 25 May 2023, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    21. “Myanmar crisis is Asean’s Sisyphean burden”, The Straits Times, 13 May 2023, Tan See Seng
    22. “AUKUS Pillar II and relations between Australia and ASEAN”, The Jakarta Post , 10 May 2023, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    23. “The Future of the ADMM-Plus in the Indo-Pacific”, Institute for Security & Development Policy , 8 May 2023, Sarah Teo
    24. “Southeast Asia in 2022: Holding Resilience amid Volatilities”, Southeast Asian Affairs 2023, edited by Hoang Thi Ha, Daljit Singh and Khairulanwar Zaini (Singapore: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2023), See Seng Tan
    25. “The Quad’s Public Goods Approach: Countering the BRI”, 9DASHLINE, 23 March 2023, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    26. “China’s Global Security Initiative: Implications for ASEAN”, IDSS Paper, 3 March 2023, Henrick Tsjeng
    27. “ASEAN and Multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific: Past, Present, and Future”, 2023 Raisina Files – Adrift at Sea: Lighthouse in the Tempest?, edited by Samir Saran and Vinia Mukherjee (New Delhi: Observer Research Foundation, 2023), Sarah Teo
    28. “The Next Cyber Phase of the Russia-Ukraine War Will Echo in Asia”, The Diplomat, 11 February 2023, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    29. “Indonesia’s 2023 ASEAN Chairmanship: What to Expect”, IDSS Paper, 6 January 2023, Tan See Seng
    30. “Advancing Cyber and Information Security Cooperation in ASEAN”, IDSS Paper, 4 January 2023, Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
    31. “South Korea in the ASEAN-centered regional network”, Asia Politics & Policy, 2023, Sarah Teo
    32. Middle Powers in Asia Pacific Multilateralism: A Differential Framework (Bristol: Bristol University Press, 2023), Sarah Teo

    Publications and Events: 2022

    2022

    1. “Enhancing ASEAN-EU Cooperation in Non-Traditional Security”, Modern Diplomacy, 17 December 2022, Muhammad Faizal Abdul Rahman
    2. “ASEAN Defence Cooperation: Looking Towards Myanmar’s Prospective Chairmanship in 2026”, IDSS Paper, 16 December 2022, Henrick Tsjeng
    3. “A Singaporean Perspective on Singapore-ROK Security Relations”, Navigating Uncharted Waters: Security Cooperation between ROK and ASEAN, edited by Muhammad Waffaa Kharisma and Andrew Mantong (Jakarta: Centre for Strategic and International Studies, 2022), Shawn Ho
    4. “EU-ASEAN Strategic Partnership: Opportunities and Challenges”, International Symposium on EU-ASEAN at 45: From Dialogue Partnership to Strategic Partnership by Centre for ASEAN Regionalism Universiti Malaya (CARUM) and Asia-Europe Institute (AEI), Universiti Malaya, 7 December 2022, Igor Driesmans, Anthony Rogers, Paul Gillespie, Kamal Salih, and Muhammad Faizal Abdul Rahman
    5. “China’s SCO Diplomacy: Creating a Parallel World Order?”, The Politburo, 23 November 2022, Henrick Tsjeng and Muhammad Faizal Abdul Rahman
    6. “A balancing act: South Korea’s Indo-Pacific turn”, Korea On Point, 20 November 2022, Sarah Teo
    7. “US National Security Strategy and 20th CCP Congress: What They Mean for ASEAN Regional Security”, IDSS Paper, 7 November 2022, Muhammad Faizal Abdul Rahman
    8. “Big Corporations and the Future of the Internet”, CENS Workshop on DRUMS 2022: Security in a Post Truth World, 3 November 2022, Quinn McKew, Veena McCoole, Alice Budisatrijo and Muhammad Faizal Abdul Rahman (Chair)
    9. “Caught in the Middle? Middle Powers amid U.S.-China Competition”, Asia Policy, 2022, Hoo Tiang Boon and Sarah Teo
    10. “AUKUS and the Non-proliferation Debate”, IDSS Paper, 13 October 2022, Alvin Chew and Sarah Teo
    11. “Making and Maintaining International Order: What Asians Want”, LKYSPP Festival of Ideas, 10 October 2022, Kanti Bajpai, Evan Laksmana, Dylan Loh, Sarah Teo
    12. “Singapore’s Relations with North and South Korea: In Pursuit of Pragmatism and Principles”, in Lam Peng Er, Contemporary Korea-Southeast Asian Relations: Bilateral and Multilateral, Oxon: Routledge, 2022, pp. 131-152, Sarah Teo
    13. “Whither Seoul’s New Southern Policy Plus? A Preference by ASEAN for Old Wine in a New Bottle”, Korea Bulletin, no. 2 (April–June 2022), pp. 21-22, Shawn Ho
    14. “Impact of Major Power Minilateralism on ASEAN’s Multilateralism”, ISIS Malaysia 35th Asia-Pacific Roundtable, 5-7 July 2022, Melissa Conley Tyler, Dino Patti Djalal, Aries A. Arugay, Sarah Teo
    15. “The Quad and ASEAN — Where to Next? ”, East Asia Forum, 25 June 2022, Sarah Teo
    16. “Australia and South Korea: Resetting Middle Power Ambitions”, The Diplomat, 16 June 2022, Peter K. Lee and Sarah Teo
    17. “Thucydides or Isocrates? The choice before the Asia-Pacific”, The Straits Times, 9 June 2022, Tan See Seng
    18. “The New Republic of Korea Administration: Foreign and Security Challenges”, Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies Webinar, 25 May 2022, Robert Dujarric, Sean King, Eunjung Lim and Shawn Ho
    19. “South Korea’s role in the Indo-Pacific: Opportunities and challenges under the Yoon administration”, Brookings Webinar, 18 May 2022, Tanvi Madan, Andrew Yeo, Kuyoun Chang, Zack Cooper, Kei Koga and Sarah Teo
    20. “Middle Powers amid Sino-U.S. Rivalry: Assessing the ‘Good Regional Citizenship’ of Australia and Indonesia”, The Pacific Review, 2022, Sarah Teo
    21. “Introduction – Interests, Initiatives, and Influence: Geopolitics in the Mekong Subregion”, Asia Policy, 2022, Sarah Teo
    22. “South Korea and the Indo-Pacific: After Afghanistan and Ukraine?”, KIC-EAI Conference, 13 May 2022, Chen Gang, Park Hahnkyu, Kim Sunil, Baek Buhm-Suk, Shawn Ho, Moon Don and Lance Gore
    23. “From Moon to Yoon: Next Steps in Korean Politics and Foreign Relations”, Yale-NUS Emerging Markets Institute Webinar, 12 April 2022, Moon Chung-in, Shawn Ho and Ng Jun Jie
    24. “Cambodia’s ASEAN Chairmanship: Steering ASEAN Through Changing Times”, RSIS Panel Webinar, 5 April 2022, Ralf Emmers, Nem Sowath, Teo Eng Dih, Chheang Vannarith, Shafiah F. Muhibat, Joel Ng, Mely Caballero-Anthony
    25. “Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Possible Implications for ADMM-Plus”, IDSS Paper, 21 March 2022, Henrick Tsjeng
    26. “The More Things Change… How Regional Security Multilateralism in the Asia Pacific is Evolving”, Melbourne Asia Review, 18 March 2022, Sarah Teo
    27. “Korean Peninsula-Southeast Asia Relations: 2021 in Review”, Korea Bulletin, 25 February 2022, Shawn Ho
    28. “What the Myanmar Crisis says about ASEAN’s Challenges and Strengths”, IDSS Paper, 10 February 2022, Henrick Tsjeng
    29. “A German Warship in Asia: Debunking Myths and Misconceptions”, IDSS Paper, 9 February 2022, Frederick Kliem
    30. “ASEAN and Myanmar: Litmus Test or Existential Challenge?”, RSIS Commentary, 19 January 2022, Tan See Seng
    31. “Toward a Differentiation-Based Framework for Middle Power Behavior”, International Theory, 2022, Sarah Teo
    32. “AUKUS: Not That Bad for ASEAN?”, IDSS Paper, 5 January 2022, Tan See Seng

    Publications and Events: 2021

    2021

    1. “Advancing the ASEAN-Korea Partnership: From Sectoral Dialogue Relations to the New Southern Policy Plus”, The New Southern Policy Plus Progress and Way Forward edited by Kwon Hyung Lee and Yoon Jae Ro, (Sejong: Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2021), Ong Keng Yong, Sarah Teo and Shawn Ho
    2. “Three Key Challenges for Cambodia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2022”, IDSS Paper, 30 December 2021, Shawn Ho and Sovinda Po
    3. “Towards ICCS 2022 – HADR in Multilateral Asia: Whither Faith-Based Actors?”, RSIS Commentary, 27 December 2021, Tan See Seng
    4. “Assessing Seoul’s New Southern Policy Plus: Perspectives from ASEAN, Korea and India”, EAI International Conference, 3 December 2021, Chen Gang, Jojin V. John, Resi Qurrata Aini, Yandry Kurniawan, Shawn Ho and Kim Hyungjong
    5. “The Potential and Way Forward for Greater Regional Cybersecurity Cooperation”, IDSS Paper, 15 November 2021, Eugene Tan and Shawn Ho
    6. “China’s Vision for Southeast Asia: The Struggle to Create a ‘Friendly Backyard’”, IDSS Paper, 5 November 2021, Henrick Tsjeng.
    7. “The Europeans in the Indo-Pacific: Jointly or National, and What Does Asia Think?”, RSIS Panel Webinar, 19 October 2021, Frederick Kliem, Alice Billon-Galland, Anisa Heritage, Gilang Kembara, Gao Jian and Sarah Teo
    8. “(Still) Supporting the Indispensable Power: Singapore’s Relations with the United States from Trump to Biden”, Asia Policy, 2021, See Seng Tan
    9. “Middle Power Awkwardness? Indonesia’s Norm Entrepreneurship in ASEAN”, Awkward Powers: Escaping Traditional Great and Middle Power Theory edited by Gabriele Abbondanza and Thomas Stow Wilkins, (Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021), Sarah Teo
    10. “ASEAN’s Standing in the Regional Order”, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s 36th ASEAN Roundtable, 12-13 October 2021, Alice Ba, Tan See Seng, William Choong.
    11. “Biden’s Underwhelming Engagement with Southeast Asia”, East Asia Forum, 2 October 2021, See Seng Tan
    12. “Re-imagining multilateralism and rules-based order”, ANU Crawford Leadership Forum, 6-7 September 2021, Melissa-Conley Tyler, Thomas Wright, Sarah Teo, Heng Wang and Caroline Millar
    13. “What North Korea Gains From Participating in the ASEAN Regional Forum”, NK News, 27 August 2021, Shawn Ho and Seksan Anantasirikiat
    14. “German Warship in Asia: Berlin’s Indo-Pacific Strategy?”, RSIS Commentary, 24 August 2021, Frederick Kliem
    15. “Creating Synergies between the ADMM and Sub-regional Arrangements”, IDSS Paper, 24 August 2021, Sarah Teo and Tan Wei
    16. “America, ASEAN and the Question of ASEAN’s Centrality”, IDSS Paper, 20 August 2021, Tan See Seng
    17. “The Australia-US alliance: Views from the region”, United States Studies Center Webinar, 20 August 2021, Susannah Patton, Sarah Teo, Evan A. Laksmana and Shahriman Lockman
    18. “Can Faith in US Leadership in Southeast Asia be Restored?”, CNA, 5 August 2021, Tan See Seng
    19. “Reviewed Work: Global Perspectives on China’s Belt and Road Initiative by Florian Schneider”, Contemporary Southeast Asia, 2021, Wu Shang-Su
    20. “Regional Crisis Management: Multilateralism”, The Katipunan Dialogue Podcast, 23 July 2021, Jean Encinas Franco, Sarah Teo and Rommel Jude Ong
    21. “Inconsistent Struggle Shadowed by the Dragon: Taiwan’s Defence Under the Tsai Ing-wen Administration”, Taiwan: Environmental, Political and Social Issues edited by Caleb M. Clark, Alexander C. Tan and Karl Ho, (New York: Nova, 2021), Shang-su Wu
    22. “China’s railway diplomacy under the Belt and Road Initiative,” Research Handbook on the Belt and Road Initiative edited by Joseph Chinyong Liow, Hong Liu and Gong Xue, (London: Edward Elgar, 2021), Shang-su Wu
    23. “The grey zone, hybrid war, and minilateralism”, ANU National Security College Futures Hub Podcast, 17 June 2021, Chris Farnham, Sascha Bachmann, Elisabeth Braw, Akiko Fukushima, Frank Hoffman, Takashi Shiraishi, Abhijit Singh, Sarah Teo, Aarshi Tirkey and Jingdong Yuan
    24. “The Ambitions and Reality of the Quad”, ASPI The Strategist, 15 June 2021, Huong Le Thu and Sarah Teo
    25.  “Emerging Leader Fellowship 2021 Online Peace and Unification Academy”,  National Institute for Unification Education International Conference, 15 June 2021, Jin-Heon Jung Niu, Tianjiao Jiang, You-Jun Chen, Shawn Ho, Hoo Chiew Ping, Waseem Ishaque, Rahul Mishra, Seksan Anantasirikiat, Naoko Kumagai, Ewald Konig and Liudmila Zakharova
    26. “Rewinding to the Singapore Summit to Move U.S.-DPRK Relations Forward”, NK News, 12 June 2021, Adrian Ang and Shawn Ho
    27. “Peace and Conflict Diplomacy in a Turbulent World”, United States Institute of Peace Webinar, 10 June 2021, Lise Grande, Chester Crocker, George Moose, Barbara Bodine, Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Fen Hampson, See Seng Tan, Solomon Dersso and Pamela Aall
    28. “Southeast Asia’s Struggle for Autonomy Amid US−China Rivalry”, Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment 2021 edited by The International Institute for Strategic Studies, (London: The International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2021), Tan See Seng
    29. “Chinese Aircraft Approaching! An Opportunity for Malaysian Airpower”, Fulcrum, 4 June 2021, Wu Shang-Su
    30. “Taiwan and India: Building Bigger Together?”, RSIS Commentary, 6 May 2021, Rajesh Basrur and Wu Shang-Su
    31. The European Union’s Security Relations with Asian Partners, edited by Thomas Christiansen, Emil Kirchner and See Seng Tan, (Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021)
    32. “The European Union’s Security Relations with Asian Partners”, The European Union’s Security Relations with Asian Partners edited by Thomas Christiansen, Emil Kirchner and See Seng Tan, (Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021), Thomas Christiansen, Emil Kirchner and See Seng Tan
    33. “Regional Security”, The European Union’s Security Relations with Asian Partners edited by Thomas Christiansen, Emil Kirchner and See Seng Tan, (Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021), See Seng Tan and Thomas Diez
    34. “Conclusion: The European Union’s Security Relations with Asia—Partners or Rivals?”, The European Union’s Security Relations with Asian Partners edited by Thomas Christiansen, Emil Kirchner and See Seng Tan, (Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021), See Seng Tan, Thomas Christiansen and Emil Kirchner
    35. “Military Modernisation in Southeast Asia in the Indo-Pacific Strategic Context,” Defense & Security Analysis, 2021, Shang-su Wu
    36. “Can ASEAN’s Institutions Do Preventive Diplomacy?”, Diplomacy and the Future of World Order edited by Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson and Pamela Aall, (Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2021), See Seng Tan.
    37. “China’s pineapple ban exposes Taiwan’s vulnerability”, East Asia Forum, 24 April 2021, Shang-Su Wu
    38. “Trends in Indo-Pacific Regional Multilateralism: Scenarios for ASEAN”, ANU National Security College Futures Hub, April 2021, Sarah Teo
    39. “Strengthening Southeast Asia-North Korea Engagement in the Post-COVID-19 Era”, The Diplomat, 26 March 2021, Shawn Ho and Jeeyoon Chung
    40. “Will Myanmar’s coup help China influence ASEAN?”, East Asia Forum, 10 March 2021, Henrick Z Tsjeng
    41. “Taiwan’s Security: An Intertwined Knot”, Indo-Pacific Perspectives, March 2021, Wu Shang-su
    42. “ASEAN can do better on Myanmar this time”, CNA, 5 February 2021, Tan See Seng
    43. “Rules-Based Order? Strengthening Consensus on the Rules and Principles Underpinning the International Order”, Asialink, 2021, Joel Ng, Sarah Teo and Benjamin Ho
    44. “Moving Singapore into a Post-COVID World”, Selected Essays by RSIS Researchers – 2020, 18 January 2021, Benjamin Ho, Joel Ng and Sarah Teo

    Publications and Events: 2020

    2020

    1. “Whither the People in the ASEAN Community? Prospects in Regional Community Building Above and Below the State”, Regions and Cohesion, 2020, See Seng Tan
    2. “US Presidential Election 2020 – What Might ASEAN Expect from Biden?”, RSIS Commentary, 17 November 2020, Tan See Seng
    3. “Sustaining the New Southern Policy amid COVID-19: An ASEAN Perspective”, ASEAN-Korea Centre, 22 October 2020, Shawn Ho
    4. “What the Quad Meeting Means for ASEAN”, The Diplomat, 9 October 2020, Sarah Teo
    5. “Southeast Asian Military Acquisition under the China-Quad Dynamics”, Middle Power Conference Papers 2020, October 2020, Shang-su Wu
    6. “US Presidential Election 2020 – How Will Biden Respond to China?”, RSIS Commentary, 17 September 2020, Tan See Seng
    7. “ASEAN-China Relations: Rough Seas and a Rocky Road Ahead”, The Politburo, 10 August 2020, Henrick Tsjeng
    8. “Vietnam’s Pandemic Countermeasure: An Essential Element of Deterrence”, Australian Outlook, 15 July 2020, Shang-su Wu
    9. “Osprey in the archipelago: The deal of MV-22 to Indonesia”, The Jakarta Post, 14 July 2020, Shang-Su Wu
    10. “Modernising the Philippine Navy”, East Asia Forum, 8 July 2020, Shang-Su Wu
    11. “Coping with the Dragon: Vulnerability and Engagement in Singapore-China Relations”, The Deer and the Dragon: Southeast Asia and China in the 21st Century edited by Donald K. Emmerson, (Palo Alto: Shorenstein APARC, 2020), See Seng Tan
    12. Minilateralism in the Indo-Pacific: The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Mechanism, and ASEAN, edited by Bhubhindar Singh and Sarah Teo, (Oxon: Routledge, 2020)
    13. “Introduction”, Minilateralism in the Indo-Pacific: The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Mechanism, and ASEAN edited by Bhubhindar Singh and Sarah Teo, (Oxon: Routledge, 2020), Bhubhindar Singh and Sarah Teo
    14. “Lancang-Mekong Cooperation: The Current State of China’s Hydro-politics”, Minilateralism in the Indo-Pacific: The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Mechanism, and ASEAN edited by Bhubhindar Singh and Sarah Teo (Oxon: Routledge, 2020), Shang-su Wu
    15. “ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus: Multilateralism mimicking minilateralism?”, Minilateralism in the Indo-Pacific: The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Mechanism, and ASEAN edited by Bhubhindar Singh and Sarah Teo, (Oxon: Routledge, 2020), See Seng Tan
    16. “Global Health Security: COVID-19 and Its Impacts – The ASEAN-Led Multilateral Order: Unravelling?”, RSIS Commentary, 11 May 2020, Henrick Tsjeng and Shawn Ho
    17. “How the COVID-19 Pandemic Deepens the Challenge of Sino-U.S Rivalry for ASEAN”, The Politburo, 10 May 2020, Sarah Teo
    18. “Taiwan and China attempt civility in coronavirus crisis”, Nikkei Asian Review, 7 April 2020, Wu Shang-Su
    19. “ASEAN and Multilateralism 2.0: Locating ASEAN Centrality within the FOIP and the BRI”, Contested Multilateralism 2.0 and Asian Security Dynamics edited by Kai He, (Oxon: Routledge, 2020), See Seng Tan
    20. “Pandemic Control: A New Area for ASEAN Defense Cooperation?”, The Diplomat, 17 March 2020, Henrick Z Tsjeng
    21. “Areas for improvement in ASEAN multilateralism”, The ASEAN Post, 8 March 2020, Shawn Ho
    22. “Cruise control? Securitizing luxury cruise ships in times of coronavirus”, The Jakarta Post, 29 February 2020, Alan Chong and Wu Shang-su
    23. “Indonesia’s Burgeoning Railway Diplomacy”, The Diplomat, 27 February 2020, Shang-su Wu
    24. “ADMM+ a plus for mitigating US–China rivalry”, East Asia Forum, 22 February 2020, See Seng Tan
    25. “Three Scenarios for the Quad and for ASEAN”, PacNet, 6 February 2020, Amanda Trea Phua and Sarah Teo
    26. “ASEAN Outlook on Indo-Pacific: Seizing the Narrative?”, RSIS Commentary, 23 January 2020, Bhubhindar Singh and Henrick Z Tsjeng
    27. “ADMM-Plus Exercises: A Platform for Power Competition?”, Australian Outlook, 22 January 2020, Shang-su Wu
    28. “Belt and rail: New Vietnam-China train aims to put relations on track”, The Interpreter, 15 January 2020, Wu Shang-su
    29. “Strengthening the ASEAN-centric multilateral security architecture”, East Asia Forum, 7 January 2020, Sarah Teo
    30. “The Future of the San Francisco System: Pressures and Prospects”, Asian Politics & Policy, 2020, Sarah Teo and Ralf Emmers
    31. “Consigned to Hedge: South-east Asia and America’s ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’ Strategy”, International Affairs, 2020, Tan See Seng
    32. “Rail Developments Under the BRI”, Critical Reflections on China’s Belt & Road Initiative edited by Alan Chong and Pham Quang Minh, (New York: Springer, 2020), Shang-su Wu.
    33. “Smart Taipei City: understanding policy motivations, approaches and implementation”, Smart Cities in Asia: Governing Development in the Era of Hyper-Connectivity edited by Yu-Min Joo and Teck-Boon Tan, (Surrey: Edward Elgar, 2020), Shang-su Wu.
    34. “Taiwan: The Strait Challenge”, Air Forces: The Next Generation edited by Amit Gupta, (Hampshire: Howgate, 2020), Wu Shang-su.
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