EAIR Caucus

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
	Dr. AZIRAH Hashim, Ph.D. (Malaya) Organisation: Asia-Europe Institute (AEI), University Malaya (UM) Research Areas: Asia-Europe Relations, ASEAN, Applied Linguistics
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Ms. Ithrana LAWRENCE, M.Soc.Sc. (National University of Malaysia) Research Areas: Small-State Foreign Policy, Southeast Asian International Relations
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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