The following profiles of the contributors are correct at the time of writing:

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1 Our Contributors

2 STRATEGIC CURRENTS Issues in Human Security in Asia The following profiles of the contributors are correct at the time of writing: Adri Wanto is Research Analyst at the Indonesia Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International He studied at a Pesantren in West Sumatra (Nurul Yaqin, Padang Pariaman), Indonesia. Alan Chong is Associate Professor of International Relations at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Alvin Chew is Visiting Researcher at the Gulf Research Centre in Dubai and Adjunct Fellow at the Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Akanksha Mehta is Research Analyst at the S. Rajaratnam School of International She has conducted field research on the Maoist insurgency in India. Arabinda Acharya is Research Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International An Indian national, he specialises in countering the financing of terrorism. Arpita Mathur is Research Fellow at the South Asia Programme and the Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International She was previously Asociate Fellow with the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. Ashok Sawhney is Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International A retired commodore from the Indian Navy, he had served as Director of Naval Operations and naval attaché in Washington, D.C. Barry Desker is Dean of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, and Director of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, RSIS. Bill Durodie is Senior Fellow with the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang He coordinates the Health and Human Security Programme of the School s Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies. C. Raja Mohan is Adjunct Professor of South Asian Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University and Strategic Affairs Editor of The Indian Express, New Delhi. 228

3 CONTRIBUTORS Chan Wen Ling is Senior Analyst at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Choong Pui Yee is Research Analyst at the S. Rajaratnam School of International A graduate of the University of Malaya, she is attached to the Malaysia Programme. Evan A. Laksmana is Researcher at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta, and Adjunct Lecturer at the Indonesian Defence University. He had been Visiting Associate Fellow with the Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Eric Frecon is Post-Doctoral Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, where he is attached to the Indonesia Programme. Farish A. Noor is Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Fatima Astuti is Senior Research Analyst at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Born in Indonesia, she has worked with several human rights organisations in Indonesia. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore. He was formerly foreign minister of Bangladesh and ambassador to the United Nations. Jenna Park is Associate Research Fellow at the Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS), S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Joseph Chinyong Liow is Associate Dean and Associate Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International He is also the author of The Politics of Indonesia-Malaysia Relations: One Kin, Two Nations (2004). Joshua Ho is Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, where he coordinated the Maritime Security Programme. Joshy M. Paul is MacArthur Visiting Associate Fellow at the Multilateralism and Regionalism Programme of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang He is also Associate Fellow at the National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi. 229

4 STRATEGIC CURRENTS Issues in Human Security in Asia Kwa Chong Guan is Head of External Programmes at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Koh Swee Lean Collin is Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, a constituent unit of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Kerry Sieh is Professor and Director, Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS), Nanyang Kumar Ramakrishna is Associate Professor and Head of the Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS) at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Li Mingjiang is Assistant Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International He was previously a diplomatic correspondent for Xinhua News Agency. Mely Caballero-Anthony is Associate Professor and Head of the Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Mohamed Abdul Saddiq is Research Analyst at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, (RSIS), Nanyang Mushahid Ali is Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang He has spent five years in Cairo as Counsellor in the Singapore Embassy from 2005 to Nur Azha Putra is Associate Research Fellow at the Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Nah Liang Tuang is Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, a constituent unit of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Nur Azlin Mohamed Yasin is Research Analyst at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Pradumna B. Rana is Associate Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International He was previously Senior Director at the Asian Development Bank s Office of Regional Economic Integration. 230

5 CONTRIBUTORS Paul P. S. Teng is Senior Fellow and Adviser to the Food Security Programme, Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) as well as Professor at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang He has held leadership positions at the Worldfish Centre, International Rice Research Institute, MONSANTO Company and American universities. Paul Tapponnier is Professor and Head, Earthquakes and Tectonics Group, Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS), Nanyang P. K. Hangzo is Associate Research Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University where he is attached to the Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies. He was previously an education consultant in India. Rajesh Basrur is Associate Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University where he is attached to the School s Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies. Robert Beckman is Director, Centre for International Law, and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, and Adjunct Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Rohan Gunaratna is Professor and Head of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, a constituent unit of the S. Rajaratnam School of International He is the lead author of Pakistan: Terrorism Ground Zero (2011). Ryan Clarke is Visiting Research Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University where he is attached to the School s Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies. Samuel Chan is Associate Research Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International He is with the Military Transformations Programme. He spent some time in Afghanistan as Jebsen Research Fellow at the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS) in Kabul. Sam Bateman is Senior Fellow with the Maritime Security Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International He is a former Australian naval commodore with a research interest in piracy and maritime issues. 231

6 STRATEGIC CURRENTS Issues in Human Security in Asia Sania Nishtar is the founding president of the NGO think tank Heartfile, a health policy group in Pakistan. It is linked to the consortium of Asian think tanks on Non-Traditional Security Studies (NTS-Asia). The consortium is coordinated by the Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Sofiah Jamil is Associate Research Fellow at the Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Tan See Seng is Associate Professor and Head of Research at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, a constituent unit of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Tuty Raihanah Mostarom is Research Analyst at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Yang Fang is Associate Research Fellow at the Maritime Security Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University. She graduated in law from Huaqiao University, China. Yang Razali Kassim is Senior Fellow and Editor, RSIS Commentaries, at the S. Rajaratnam School of International He is also with the School s Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies. Yeap Suyin is Associate Research Fellow at the Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS), S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang You Ji is Visiting Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University and Associate Professor at the School of Social Science and International Relations, University of New South Wales. Zhang Hongzhou is Research Analyst at the S. Rajaratnam School of International He studied at Harbin Institute of Technology in Heilongjiang, China before graduating from Nanyang Technological University in Maritime Studies. 232