The Consortium of Non-Traditional Security Studies in Asia

http://www.rsis-ntsasia.org

The Consortium of Non-Traditional Security Studies in Asia (NTS-Asia) is an affiliate of the Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect and the Centre is a member of the Consortium. NTS-Asia marks the 3rd phase of the Ford-RSIS Project on Non-Traditional Security Issues. The project is funded by the Ford Foundation, and is directed by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

As a network of research institutes and think tanks in Asia. NTS-Asia aims to do the following:

  • develop further the process of networking among scholars and analysts working on NTS issues in the region
  • to build long-term and sustainable regional capacity for research on NTS issues, and
  • mainstream and advance the field of non-traditional security studies in Asia.

Research Agenda

  • To provide an avenue for scholars and policy-makers in Asia to discuss and analyse NTS issues in the region
  • To provide an avenue for scholars and policy-makers in Asia to discuss and analyse NTS issues in the region
  • To encourage the participation of other scholars in and outside the region on the basis of the principle of inclusiveness and knowledge sharing
  • To establish linkages with institutions and organizations in other parts of the world to exchange information, insights and experiences in the area of NTS
  • To convene regional and international meetings and other collaborative activities for the purpose of consolidating existing researches on NTS-related issues
  • To produce and disseminate publications and where possible, policy recommendations, to relevant governmental and intergovernmental bodies on NTS issues