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The 7th NTS-Asia Consortium Annual Conference

The Asia-Pacific region is experiencing the effects of rapid geopolitical shifts characterised by intensifying great power competition and emerging conflicts in the last few years. With the theme of “Changing Geopolitics and Impacts on Non-Traditional Security Challenges in the Asia-Pacific,” this year’s 7th NTS-Asia Annual Conference brings together NTS-Asia members and experts from across the Asia-Pacific to deliberate on the significance of such geopolitical dynamics on a wide range of NTS issues in the region, and to explore effective policies to respond to pressing challenges.

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RSIS Research Fellow Dr Jose Ma. Luis Montesclaros was invited to share his insights in the Straight Talk Southeast Asia Podcast on the impact of the US-China trade war and tariffs on regional food security. 
On 8 April 2025, NTS Centre organised a fireside chat with Prof Diane Stone, Global Policy, Florence School of Transnational Governance, European University Institute.
On 7 April 2025, the NTS Centre hosted the RSIS roundtable on Non-Traditional Security in a Changing Global Order at Holiday Inn Atrium Singapore.
From 10 to 19 March 2025, Dr Rahmawati (Ama) Husein was a Visiting Senior Fellow with the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Programme of the Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies (NTS Centre).
CSCAP Study Group Meeting on Biosecurity and Health Security, in partnership with the Asia Centre for Health Security (ACHS) from 10 to 11 March 2025.
Meeting between RSIS and ACHS International Advisory Panel
Research Programmes
Climate Security
Planetary Health
Food Security
Energy Security
Biosecurity
Nuclear Safety and Security
Pandemics
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COMMENTARY
Biosecurity in the Age of AI: Risks and Opportunities
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POLICY REPORT
Marine Environmental Protection in the South China Sea: Advancing Stronger People-to-People Cooperation on Plastic
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NTS INSIGHT
Southeast Asia’s Renewable Energy Ambition: The Case of Vietnam
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AUTHORED/EDITED BOOKS
Climate Security in the Indo-Pacific: Variations, Contestations and Convergence of Security Practices
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MONOGRAPHS
Non-Traditional Security Concerns in the New Normal
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NTS Bulletin April 2025
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COMMENTARY
Collateral Effects of the Tariff War on ASEAN Food Security
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POLICY REPORT
Issues, Trends and Developments in Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination in the Asia-Pacific
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NTS INSIGHT
Military Humanitarianism in Southeast Asia: Through a Women, Peace and Security Lens
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AUTHORED/EDITED BOOKS
Disasters and Humanitarian Action: Dynamic Shifts, Reflections and Anticipating Future Directions
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NTS Bulletin April 2025
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Collateral Effects of the Tariff War on ASEAN Food Security
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Managing Global Biological Risks: Towards a Security-Health Coordination Framework
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NTS Bulletin March 2025
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Beyond Relief! Issue 10
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NTS Bulletin February 2025
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Protecting Food Security in the Face of Tariffs and Trade Wars
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Southeast Asia’s Renewable Energy Ambition: The Case of Vietnam
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California Wildfires and Planetary Health
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