The East Asian International Relations (EAIR) Caucus is a network of researchers who share an interest in studying scholarly and policy issues related to contemporary inter-state interactions in Southeast and Northeast Asia. As a meeting-of-minds platform, the Caucus aspires to serve as a hub for connecting researchers, a host for cultivating expert view exchanges, and a home for empowering the next generation of IR and area specialists. Since August 2014, the EAIR has conducted a wide range of activities to foster these goals. These include a forum series featuring top-notch scholars from around the world (e.g. ANU, British Columbia, Delaware, Johns Hopkins, LSE, NUS, George Washington, Stanford), several roundtables and joint programs (e.g. a symposium on IR theory, in collaboration with the Seoul National University), as well as research projects exploring various aspects of regional affairs. Research areas include regional institutionalism, ASEAN and ASEAN-based multilateralism, asymmetric relations, non-traditional security issues, the political economies of East Asian states, Southeast Asia-Northeast Asia linkages, as well as theoretical efforts to better understand these issue areas.
Researchers
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Dr. Muthiah ALAGAPPA, Ph.D. (Tufts) Organisation: School of International Service, America University Research Areas: Asian Security, Political Legitimacy, Civil Society and Political Change, Political Role of the Military in Asia |
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Dr. AZIRAH Hashim, Ph.D. (Malaya) Organisation: Asia-Europe Institute (AEI), University Malaya (UM) Research Areas: Asia-Europe Relations, ASEAN, Applied Linguistics |
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Dr. Nor AZIZAN Idris, Ph.D. (Aberystwyth) Organisation: Politics, Security and History Research Centre, National University of Malaysia (UKM) Research Areas: Foreign Policy, International Organisations |
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Dato’ Dr. BA Hamzah, Ph.D. (Tufts) Organisation: National Defence University of Malaysia Research Areas: Regional politics, Geo-politics, Maritime security, International law and law of the sea, Foreign Policy issues, Polar Politics and Environment (Antarctica and the Arctic), Political Violence in the Middle East and in Southern Philippines and ASEAN as a regional community |
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Dr. Guido BENNY, Ph.D. (National University of Malaysia) Organisation: Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Taylor’s University Research Areas: Multilateralism, Regionalism, Public Diplomacy, Quantitative Methods |
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Dr. Peter CHANG Thiam Chai, Ph.D. (Harvard) Organisation: Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya Research Areas: Comparative Philosophy & Religion (Confucianism, Christianity, Buddhism, Daoism, Islam), China Soft Power |
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Dr. CHIN Kok Fay, Ph.D. (National Cheng Kung University) Organisation: Politics, Security and History Research Centre, National University of Malaysia (UKM) Research Areas: International Political Economy, Development Economics, Trade and Industrialisation, Financial Globalisation |
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Dr. D. Ravichandran K.DHAKSHINAMOORTHY, Ph.D. (Malaya) Organisation: Politics, Security and History Research Centre, National University of Malaysia (UKM) Research Areas: Bioethics, ASEAN, Resource Security |
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Ms. ELINA Noor, LL.M. (LSE), M.A. (Georgetown) Organisation: Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS), Honolulu, Hawaii Research Areas: US-Malaysia Bilateral Relations, Cyber Warfare and Security, Radicalisation and Terrorism, Major Power Relations |
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Mr. Mohd “Jaey” FIRDAUS A.J., Ph.D. Researcher (Aberdeen) Organisation: Centre for Latin American Studies (iKAL), Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS), National University of Malaysia (UKM) Research Areas: Latin American Studies, International Relations, Security of Small Countries |
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Dr. HELENA Varkkey, Ph.D. (Sydney) Organisation: Department of International and Strategic Studies, University of Malaya Research Areas: Sustainable Development, Transboundary Pollution in Southeast Asia, Patronage in Agribusiness |
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Dr. HOO Chiew Ping, Ph.D. (La Trobe) Organisation: Politics, Security and History Research Centre, National University of Malaysia (UKM) Research Areas: South Korean Foreign Policy, North Korean Provocations, IR Theory, Korea-Southeast Asia Relations |
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Dr. HO Ying Chan, Ph.D. (New South Wales) Organisation: Centre for International Studies, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Research Areas: Politics of Identity, Malaysia’s external relations |
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Dr. Andrew KAM Jia Yi, Ph.D. (ANU) Organisation: Institute of Malaysia and International Studies (IKMAS), National University of Malaysia (UKM) Research Areas: International Trade, International Production Fragmentation, Productivity Growth, Economic Development, Applied Econometrics |
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Tan Sri Datuk Dr. KAMAL Salih, Ph.D (Pennsylvania) Organisation: Economics and Development Studies Department of Development Studies, University of Malaya Research Areas: Economics, Development, Regionalism, International Political Economy |
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Dr. Mohamad KAMARULNIZAM Abdullah, Ph.D. (Lancaster) Organisation: National Security, Department of International Affairs, School of International Studies-COLGIS, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) Research Areas: National Security, Conflict and Political Violence, Religious Militancy |
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Dr. KARTINI Aboo Talib @ Khalid, Ph.D (Northeastern) Organisation: Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA), National University of Malaysia (UKM) Research Areas: Comparative Politics, Public Policy, Public Law |
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Dr. KHONG Yuen Foong, Ph.D. (Harvard) Organisation: Political Science, National University of Singapore (NUS) Research Areas: ASEAN and Southeast Asia, International Relations Theory, International Security |
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Dr. KUIK Cheng Chwee, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins) Organisation: Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS), National University of Malaysia (UKM) Research Areas: Small States, Alignment Behaviour, Regional Multilateralism |
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Ms. Ivy KWEK, M.A. (University of London) Research Areas: Defence and Strategic Planning, International Relations, ASEAN and Southeast Asia, Malaysian Foreign Policy, Humanitarian Affairs, Sustainable Development, Public Policy and Governance |
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Dr. LAI Yew Meng, Ph.D. (Warwick) Organisation: University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Research Areas: Japanese-Chinese Relations, Japanese/Chinese Foreign Policy, East Asian Security, Malaysian Politics |
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Ms. Ithrana LAWRENCE, M.Soc.Sc. (National University of Malaysia) Research Areas: Small-State Foreign Policy, Southeast Asian International Relations |
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Dr. Adam LEONG Kok Wey, Ph.D. (University of Reading) Organisation: National Defence University of Malaysia Research Areas: Strategy, Special Operations, Underwater Warfare and Naval Strategy, Air Power, Intelligence, Small States’ Foreign Affairs Strategy, and Geo-strategy |
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Mr. MUEIN Abadi, M.Sc. (Utrecht) Organisation: Politics, Security and History Research Centre, National University of Malaysia (UKM) Research Areas: International Relations Theory, Political Philosophy, Southeast Asian Politics |
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Dr. Sharifah MUNIRAH Alatas, Ph.D. (Columbia) Organisation: Politics, Security and History Research Centre, National University of Malaysia (UKM) Research Areas: Politics of Environmental Scarcity & National Security, Water & Energy Security, Foreign & Defence Policy |
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Dr. K. S. NATHAN, Ph.D. (Claremont) Organisation: Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA), National University of Malaysia (UKM) Research Areas: U.S. Foreign Policy, ASEAN-Major Power relations, Malaysian Politics and Foreign Relations, Asia-Pacific Security, Southeast Asian Security |
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Dr. Peter NGEOW Chow Bing, Ph.D. (Northeastern) Organisation: Institute of China Studies (ICS), University of Malaya Research Areas: China-Southeast Asia Relations, China’s Political Reforms, Organization and Management of the Chinese Communist Party |
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Mr. NGUI Yew Kit @ Clarence, M.A. (University of Malaya) Organisation: Politics, Security and History Research Centre, National University of Malaysia (UKM) Research Areas: Thai History, Chinese in Southeast Asian History, Business and Economic History of Malaysia and Southeast Asia |
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Dato’ Dr. RASHILA Ramli, Ph.D. (Northern Arizona) Organisation: Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS) National University of Malaysia (UKM) Research Areas: Political Development, Gender and Global Governance, Human Security |
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Dr. Johan SARAVANAMUTTU, Ph.D. (British Columbia) Organisation: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University Research Areas: Malaysian Politics & Foreign Relations, Southeast Asian Politics, Southeast Asian Regionalism, Islam and Politics in Southeast Asia |
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Dr. Nur SHAHADAH Jamil, Ph.D. (National University of Malaysia) Organisation: Politics, Security and History Research Centre, National University of Malaysia (UKM) Research Areas: China’s Security and External Policies |
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Ms. Sumathy PERMAL, M.A. (Malaya) Organisation: Maritime Institute of Malaysia Research Areas: Geo-strategic developments in Southeast Asia, Traditional & Non-Traditional Security in Southeast Asia |
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Dr. SUFIAN Jusoh, Dr. Iur (Bern) Organisation: Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS) National University of Malaysia (UKM) Research Areas: International Trade and Development, International Investment Policy, International Law and Economic Law |
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Dr. Muhamad TAKIYUDDIN Ismail, Ph.D. (Universiti Sains Malaysia) Organisation: Politics, Security and History Research Centre, National University of Malaysia (UKM) Research Areas: Political Thought, Democratization, Politics of Reform |
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Dr. TANG Siew Mun, Ph.D. (Arizona) Organisation: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS)-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore Research Areas: Asian Security, ASEAN-Major Power Relations, Japanese Foreign Policy |
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Dr. THAM Siew Yean, Ph.D. (Rochester) Organisation: Senior Fellow at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute Research Areas: Foreign Direct Investment, International Trade, Trade Policies, Industrial Development |
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Dato’ Dr. ZAKARIA Haji Ahmad, Ph.D. (MIT) Organisation: HELP University Malaysia Research Areas: Malaysian Politics and Foreign Relations, Asia-Pacific Security, Civil-Military Relations |