The Ties that bind and blind: A Report on Inter-religious Relations in Singapore
This survey addressed the following questions: Did Singaporeans prefer to interact along racial and religious lines? If so, did it necessarily constitute a threat to the social fabric of the nation?
View ArticlePeople's ASEAN and Governments' ASEAN
Is an ideal Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) being built? An ideal model of ASEAN is constituted by a combination of what can be regarded as a "People's ASEAN" and a "governments' ASEAN"....
View ArticleGlobalization and Economic Success: Policy Options For Africa?, 26-28 October...
This is the final event in what was designed as a three-part conference and research programme to identify best practices for emerging economies engaging with globalization.
View ArticleThe State of the Art in the Global Defence Industry: Implications for...
The Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) is a sweeping, if often ambiguous, term used to describe an ambitious effort—a “paradigm shift”, if you will—to revamp the manner in which militaries will...
View Article(Un)Problematic Multiculturalism and Social Resilience
In his opening remarks, Kumar Ramakrishna, Head, Centre of Excellence for National Security, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, noted that in recent times, fears of social fragmentation...
View ArticleThink Tank Newsletter 2007 October
News from the S. Rajaratname School of international Studies Oct 07
View ArticleIndonesia’s Democratic Politics and Foreign Policy-Making: A Case Study of...
This paper studies the impact of domestic politics upon Indonesia’s foreign policy-making. Serving as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council from 2007 to 2008, Indonesia voted on...
View ArticleREFLECTIONS ON DEFENCE SECURITY IN EAST ASIA
This paper recounts the East Asian experience with the construction of Defence-related architecture to date. It recalls some earlier history of the ARF, viz: the adoption of a Concept Paper, containing...
View ArticleThe Evolving Multi-layered Global Financial Safety Net: Role of Asia
This paper argues that in the aftermath of the global economic crisis, the relatively centralized international monetary architecture set up at the Bretton Woods conference is evolving towards a more...
View ArticleChinese Debates of South China Sea Policy: Implications for Future Developments
The past few years have been an eventful period for the South China Sea dispute. The tensions and disputes and the consequential diplomatic pressures exerted on China have prompted an unprecedented...
View ArticleChina’s Economic Restructuring: Role of Agriculture
While China has achieved extraordinary economic success in the past decades, its economic structural risks have increased significantly as well. As Chinese top leaders have repeatedly emphasized,...
View ArticleThe Influence of Domestic Politics on Philippine Foreign Policy: The case of...
This paper sets out to explore the role of domestic politics in the shaping and implementing of Philippine foreign policy and its relations with China. It examines how domestic politics have driven...
View ArticleThe Forum Betawi Rempug (FBR) of Jakarta: An Ethnic-Cultural Solidarity...
Post-Suharto Indonesia has witnessed many significant changes to its socio-political landscape, with new political parties emerging and new socio-political demands being made by local actors that...
View ArticleRole of Intelligence in International Crisis Management
This Working Paper reviews conventional thinking about the contribution of strategic intelligence to early warning of diplomatic crisis and its escalation and resolution. The paper argues that in an...
View ArticleMalaysia’s China Policy in the Post-Mahathir Era: A Neoclassical Realist...
Malaysia’s China policy in the post-Cold War era – as an instance of a smaller state’s strategy toward a proximate and rising great power – has been characterized by three patterns. First, there was a...
View ArticleDividing the Korean Peninsula: The Rhetoric of the George W. Bush Administration
This paper suggests that an examination of the discourse and rhetoric of the George W. Bush administration offers a more comprehensive understanding of the developments that occurred during the years...
View ArticleChina’s Evolving Fishing Industry: Implications for Regional and Global...
Having the world’s largest fishing fleet while facing depleting fishery resources in its inshore waters, China’s marine catch sector has been experiencing two major structural adjustments: a shift from...
View ArticleBy Invitation, Mostly: the International Politics of the US Security...
Much attention has been devoted to the Obama Administration’s “Pacific Pivot” and the vocal reassertion of an upgraded security, economic, and diplomatic presence in East Asia by the United States....
View ArticleGoverning for the Future: What Governments can do
The paper looks at how governments can be better prepared to deal with increasing complexity. Complexity produces strategic shocks and generates wicked problems. But complexity is different from merely...
View ArticleASEAN’s centrality in a rising Asia
MUCH has been made over the last decade on the rise of Asia and the continent’s increasingly important role in global politics. As a ten-member political community, the Association of Southeast Asian...
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