Programme Staff
Dr Xue Gong
Assistant Professor
Coordinator of China Programme, IDSS
Education
BPhil (NNU); MSc (RSIS, NTU); PhD (RSIS, NTU) Areas of Expertise
- China’s Economic Diplomacy
- Chinese Overseas Investments
- State-Firms Relations
- China-ASEAN Relations
- China’s CSR Activities
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Mr Peter Govindasamy
Adjunct Senior Fellow
Education
LLM (University of Nottingham) Areas of Expertise
- International economics
- Development economics
- Energy economics
- International economic governance
- International cooperation
- Non-Economic issues and trade linkages in international economic law
- Implementation of the UN’s sustainable development goals
- Managing the energy trilemma
- Analysis of the economic, social, and environmental impacts of climate mitigation measures
- Trade and investment in goods, services, and government pocurement
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Dr Rohan Gunaratna
Professor of Security Studies
Education
MA (University of Notre Dame); PhD (University of St Andrews) Areas of Expertise
- Islamic State and Al-Qaeda
- Counter-terrorism Intelligence
- Counter-terrorism Operations
- Countering the Financing of Terrorism
- Strategic Prevention
- Online Radicalization
- Rehabilitation and Reintegration
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Dr Gulizar Haciyakupoglu
Senior Associate Fellow
Education
BS (SUNY, Binghamton); BA (Boğaziçi University), MA (University of Sheffield, UK); PhD (NUS) Areas of Expertise
- Disinformation Campaigns and Influence Operations
- Trust in Cyberspace
- Internet, Communication and Authority
- Gender Equality Advocacy in Cyberspace
- Online Activism
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Dr Mahfuh Bin Haji Halimi
Research Fellow
Education
BA Hons (UKM, Malaysia); MSc; PhD (RSIS, NTU) Areas of Expertise
- Islamism and Security Issues in Southeast Asia
- Political Violence and Terrorism in the Middle East
- Jihadist Rehabilitation & Revision
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Mr Zaid Hamzah
Adjunct Senior Fellow
Education
LLB (National University of Singapore); MA (Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University) Areas of Expertise
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Data Analytics
- AI and Data Governance
- Cybersecurity Law & Investigation (including legal aspects of computer forensics)
- Technology, Media & Telecommunication Law & Policy (including personal data protection)
- Smart & Green City Laws
- Intellectual Property, Intellectual Capital & Technology Innovation
- Venture Capital & Private Equity (including Islamic Finance)
- Strategic Futures Thinking & Strategic Learning for Performance
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Dr David Han Guo Xiong
Research Fellow
Education
BSSc Hons (NUS); MSc (RSIS, NTU); PhD (LSE) Areas of Expertise
- Foreign Policy Analysis
- International Relations Theory
- International Relations of Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific
- Foreign Policies of Malaysia and the Philippines
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Mr Han Fook Kwang
Senior Fellow
Education
BSc (University of Leeds); MPA (Harvard University) Areas of Expertise
- Media
- Media and Public Policy
- Politics and Governance
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