About NSSP

The S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) is a think tank and professional graduate school of international affairs at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. An autonomous school, RSIS’ mission is to be a leading research and graduate teaching institution in strategic and international affairs in the Asia Pacific. With the core functions of research, graduate education, and networking, it produces research on Asia Pacific Security, Multilateralism and Regionalism, Conflict Studies, Non-traditional Security, Cybersecurity, Maritime Security and Terrorism Studies.

NSSP was launched in April 2016 with a primary aim to conduct research into key episodes in Singapore’s national security history and draw out contemporary implications for today. Its research seeks to address a range of national security challenges facing small, globalised, multi-ethnic city-states and generate intellectual capital pertinent for security practitioners. Apart from producing research and teaching on the master’s programme in RSIS, NSSP researchers also share their insights with public officers in various seminars or training courses.

Mission: To study in breadth, depth and context national security challenges facing Singapore, and generate pertinent intellectual capital. To study the ‘Singapore Story’ and draw out contemporary insights for national security education and practitioners.

Vision: To lead in the development of academic and policy-relevant scholarship on Singapore’s national security history and nation-building challenges, with a view to connect the past, present and future of Singapore’s national security policy and practice.