Mely Caballero-Anthony

Mely Caballero-Anthony
Secretary General
 
NTS-Asia Secretariat
Tel: +65 6790 5886

Mely Caballero-Anthony is an Associate Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore. Her research interests include regionalism and regional security in Asia Pacific, multilateral security cooperation, politics and international relations in ASEAN, conflict prevention and management, as well as human security. At RSIS, she teaches a course on Government and Politics in Southeast Asia and is currently project co-ordinator of the IDSS-FORD Project on Non-Traditional Security in Asia.

Dr. Anthony's interest in non-traditional security issues has seen her working on projects related to health and human security. In 2002, she was lead researcher and manager for the Project on Health and Human Security in East Asia, jointly sponsored by the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE), the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore and the Japan Foundation Asia Center. She was also part of the research team of the Human Security Project, Global Equity Programme at JFK School of Government, Harvard University that worked closely with the Commission on Human Security (CHS) to identify global issues on human security. Her paper on "Health and Human Security in Asia: Realities and Challenges" was one of the background papers in the volume on Human Security Now (2003) published by the CHS.

Her current publications both single-authored and co-edited include, Understanding Non-Traditional Security in Asia: Dilemmas in Securitization (UK: Ashgate, 2006), Studying Non-Traditional Security in Asia: Trends and Issues (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish, 2006), Regional Security in Southeast Asia: Beyond the ASEAN Way (Singapore: ISEAS, 2005); UN Peace Operations and Asian Security (Routledge, 2005). She has also published extensively on a broad-range of security issues in Asia Pacific which appeared in peer-reviewed journal such as Journal of International Affairs, Asian Survey, Asian Security, Asian Perspective, International Peacekeeping, Pacific Review, Southeast Asian Affairs, and Contemporary Southeast Asia; as well as a number of book chapters on non-traditional security issues, human security, think-tanks and civil society. Dr Anthony is also on the editorial board of the Pacific Review as well as the newly established journal Global Responsibility to Protect (GR2P). For a list of Dr Anthony's publications, please view her page on the Centre for NTS Studies website.

Sofiah Jamil

Sofiah Jamil
Research Analyst
 
NTS-Asia Secretariat
Tel: +65 6513 2037

Sofiah Jamil is a Research Analyst / Webmaster at the Centre for NTS Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), where she works on the Centre's Climate Change Programme. She is also actively involved in the running of the NTS-Asia Secretariat, such as the production of the Consortium's bimonthly newsletter as well as its fortnightly news bulletin (NTS Alert).

Prior to her current position, Ms Jamil was an intern to Mr Manu Bhaskaran, head of economics research of Centennial Group Inc, a policy advisory group based in Washington DC.

Ms Jamil graduated from the University of Western Australia in mid-2006. She majored in Political Science and Anthropology. She was conferred upon graduation a 2nd Class Honours (Upper) in Political Science and International Relations. Her honours thesis is entitled "Oh I See!" - The Organisation of Islamic Conference's Enlightened Moderation Agenda. She is currently pursuing her MSc in International Relations at RSIS.

She is keenly interested in contemporary Muslim politics, human security, migration and environmental studies. Her current research examines efforts by Muslim states/communities in dealing with climate change, particularly dealing with the notion and applicability of Islamic environmentalism.

Irene Kuntjoro

Irene Kuntjoro
Associate
Research Fellow
 
NTS-Asia Secretariat
Tel: +65 6513 2036

Irene Astuti Kuntjoro is an Associate Research Fellow for the Centre of NTS Studies at RSIS. Among other tasks, she is also assisting the production of NTS-Asia Consortium's fortnightly alert. She has obtained a BA in International Relations from the University of Indonesia and an MA in International Security and Terrorism from the University of Nottingham (UK).

Prior to her current position she was a teaching assistant for the International Relations Undergraduate Program at the University of Indonesia (2003-2005) and used to work as a consultant for a national NGO in Jakarta (2007-2008). Her research interests encompass climate change/environmental security, energy security, transnational crime, conflict prevention and resolution, multilateralism, ASEAN and East Asia regionalism, human security, humanitarian intervention, and international relations theory.