Programme Staff
Dr Alistair D. B. Cook
Senior Fellow
Coordinator of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Programme
Education
MA Hons (University of St Andrews); MA (Purdue); PhD (Melbourne) Areas of Expertise
- Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response
- Peace and Conflict
- Asia Pacific Regionalism
- Foreign Policy and Internal Conflicts in the Asia Pacific
- Myanmar
- Cambodia
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Dr Isabelle de Lovinfosse
Adjunct Fellow (7 November 2022 – 17 February 2023)
Education
MA; PhD (Université Catholique de Louvain)
: GPO

Mr Barry Desker
Distinguished Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
Nanyang Professor of Practice, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Education
BA Hons (University of Singapore); MA (London); D. Litt (Warwick); LLD (Exeter) Areas of Expertise
- WTO
- Terrorism and civil conflict in Asia
- Regional economic and security issues
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Dr James M. Dorsey
Adjunct Senior Fellow
Education
BEcon Hons (University of Amsterdam); PhD (University of Utrecht) Areas of Expertise
- The Politics of the Middle East and North Africa
- The Wave of Popular Revolts and The Ensuing Violence Shaking the Region
- Social Movements
- Arab Militaries
- The Nexus of Sports, Politics and Society
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Dr Ralf Emmers
Adjunct Senior Fellow
Professor in International Politics of East Asia; Co-Chair of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy; Department of Politics and International Studies; SOAS University of London
Education
BA (VUB-Vesalius College); MSc; PhD (LSE) Areas of Expertise
- Security Studies and International Relations Theory
- Maritime Security
- International Institutions in the Asia Pacific
- Security and International Politics of Southeast Asia
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Ms Sharon Engelmeier
Visiting Fellow (15 August 2024 to 30 June 2025)
Education
MSc (Missouri University) Mr Jose Miguelito Enriquez
Associate Research Fellow
Education
BA (University of the Philippines Manila); MSc (RSIS, NTU) Areas of Expertise
- Digital economy governance
- Populist foreign policy and multilateralism
- Philippine electoral politics
- Philippine foreign policy
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Ms Nurrisha Ismail Fakirra
Senior Analyst
Education
BSSc Hons (NUS) Areas of Expertise
- Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Analysis
- Political Violence and Terrorism in Southeast Asia
- Discourses on Religious Political Ideology
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