Programme Staff
Dr Geoffrey Till
Adviser
Education
MA; PhD (University of London) Areas of Expertise
- The Development of Navies in the International Context, with Special Interests in the Asia-Pacific Region.
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Mr Julius Cesar Imperial Trajano
Research Fellow
Education
BA (University of the Philippines Manila); MSc (RSIS, NTU) Areas of Expertise
- Human Security, with Emphasis on Political and Economic Security
- Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response
- Ethnic Conflicts and Separatism in Southeast Asia
- Human Rights and Democratisation Issues in Southeast Asia
- Energy Security, Particularly Nuclear Energy Governance
- Traditional Security Issues in the Asia-Pacific, Particularly South China Sea Disputes
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Dr Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano
Research Fellow
Education
PhD (NTU) Areas of Expertise
- Critical Emerging Technologies
- Public Opinion
- Information Management
- Technology Management
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Mr Tsjeng Zhizhao Henrick
Associate Research Fellow
Education
BA (Boston University); MIA ( Columbia University) Areas of Expertise
- International geopolitics and security issues in the Asia-Pacific region
- Security architecture in Northeast and Southeast Asia
- Role of discourse power and information operations in international relations
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Dr Frank Umbach
Adjunct Senior Fellow
Education
BA (University of Marburg); MA; PhD (University of Bonn) Areas of Expertise
- International Energy Policies and Energy Security
- Climate Change Mitigation Policies
- Foreign and Security Policies of Russia, the Caspian Region, Asia-Pacific (i.e., China and Japan), and the European Union/Germany
- Cybersecurity and Protection of Critical Energy Infrastructures
- Maritime Security
- Geopolitical Risks
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Mr Kalicharan Veera Singam
Senior Analyst
Education
BSSc (NUS); MSc (RSIS, NTU) Areas of Expertise
- Terrorist Ideology
- Political Discourses on Climate Change
- Research Methods and Interdisciplinary Approaches
- South and Southeast Asian Politics
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Dr Pascal Vennesson
Senior Fellow ; Head of Research, RSIS
Professor of Political Science, University Panthéon-Assas, Paris II (on leave)
Education
MA (University Pantheon-Sorbonne, Paris I); PhD summa cum laude (Sciences Po Paris) Areas of Expertise
- Changing character of war
- Judgment and decision in war
- Strategic thought
- Case study and process tracing
- French politics, foreign and defence policies
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