Programme Staff
Dr Michael Raska
Assistant Professor
Education
BA (Missouri Southern State College); MA (Yonsei University); PhD (LKYSPP, NUS) Areas of Expertise
- Defence and Military Innovation – Theory and Concepts
Comparative analysis and net assessments of defence innovation strategies, technologies, and capabilities. - AI Revolution in Military Affairs – Strategies and Capabilities
Projecting the impact of AI and emerging technologies on international security and future conflicts; addressing responsible AI policy imperatives, challenges, and trajectories. - Cyber Conflicts and Digital Warfare
Mapping security challenges posed by the cyber revolution, ranging from military cyber operations to hostile information campaigns and digital warfare.
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Mr Mohamed Nassir
Head of Studies in Inter-Religious Relations in Plural Societies Programme
Education
BSc Hons (Staffordshire University); MA (SOAS University of London) Areas of Expertise
- Islamic Education
- Interfaith Studies
- Religious Extremism & Terrorism
- Salafism-Wahhabism – Exclusivist Trends in Religiosity
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Dr Abdullah Saeed
Visiting Professor
Education
BA (University of Medina); MA; PhD (University of Melbourne) Ms S. Nanthini
Associate Research Fellow
Education
BA (La Trobe University); MIR (University of Melbourne) Areas of Expertise
- Gender and HADR
- R2P and Human Security in Southeast Asia
- Multilateralism and Security in the Asia-Pacific
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Mr Rueben Ananthan Santhana Dass
Senior Analyst
Education
BSc ; MSc (Imperial College London); MSc (RSIS, NTU) Areas of Expertise
- Terrorist use of technologies (drones, unconventional weapons)
- 3D-printed firearms
- CBRN terrorism
- Terrorism and counterterrorism operations in Southeast Asia
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Mr Alif Satria
Associate Research Fellow
Education
MA (Georgetown University) Areas of Expertise
- Terrorism and counter-terrorism in Indonesia
- Organizational dynamics and resilience of terrorist organization
- Offline and online radicalization processes
- Patterns of collective violence in Indonesia
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Dr Victor R Savage
Adjunct Senior Fellow
Education
BA (University of Singapore); MA (University of California); PhD (University of California) Areas of Expertise
- Environmental Change
- Climate Change
- Landscape Change in Singapore
- Regional Geography & Geopolitics, Southeast Asia
- Mekong
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Dr Anne-Marie Schleich
Adjunct Senior Fellow
Education
PhD (University of Mannheim) Areas of Expertise
- Geopolitical Trends in Oceania
- Border Issues in the Himalayan Region
- Pakistan-China Relations
- Climate Change and Security
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