Our Aim

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

  1. Develop further the process of networking among scholars and analysts working on NTS issues in the region
  2. To build long-term and sustainable regional capacity for research on NTS issues, and
  3. Mainstream and advance the field of non-traditional security studies in Asia.

Activities > Sub-Regional Workshops

Workshop on 'Security Implications of Climate Change in the Asia Pacific'
8 April 2011, Seoul
Organised by: Ilmin International Relations Institute of Korea University and the Global Green Growth Institute
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Workshop on "Ending the Displacement Cycle: Finding Durable Solutions through Return and Resettlement"
28 -29 January 2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Organised by: The Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS)

Workshop on "Unhealthy Governance: Security Challenges and Prospects in Asia"
21 -22 May 2009, Centre for Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong
Organised by: CAS HKU , Department of Community Medicine, HKU and the Southeast Asia Research Centre and the School of Public Health, HKU

Regional Workshop on "Energy and Non-Traditional Security"
28 - 29 Aug 2008 - Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel
Organised by: Centre for NTS Studies, RSIS, NTU.
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Workshop on "Migration and Remittance: A Non-Traditional Issue in Asian Security Discourse"
21 - 23 Aug 2008 - BRAC CDM, Rajendrapur Dhaka
Organised by: RMMRU

Workshop on "Humanitarian Emergencies and Human Security: Lessons From Aceh"
2 - 4 September 2007, Banda Aceh
Jointly organised by RSIS and CSIS, Indonesia.
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