Content Type: Commentary and Analysis / Publishing Institution: Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies / Publication Year: within 10 Years / Topic: Humanitarian Aid

Author:: Christopher Chen
Publication Date:: 11-2022
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Abstract:: Quad leaders met in New York on 23 September 2022 and signed into operation the Guidelines for the ‘Quad Partnership on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) in the Indo-Pacific’. This represents an expansion of the scope of the Quad alliance and opens new prospects for ASEAN and Southeast Asia in this critical area of human security.
Topic:: Security, Humanitarian Aid, International Cooperation, and Humanitarian Crisis
Political Geography:: Asia and ASEAN

Author:: S. Nanthini
Publication Date:: 12-2022
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Abstract:: Humanitarian organisations are trying to adjust to the rapid transformation of information and communication technology. The rise in disinformation and misinformation poses significant challenges to the sharing of accurate information in times of need. Humanitarian organisations must invest more in efforts to adapt to the realities of the information landscape today.
Topic:: Disaster Relief, Humanitarian Aid, Science and Technology, Humanitarian Crisis, and Disinformation
Political Geography:: Global Focus

Author:: Angelo Paolo L. Trias and Alistair D.B. Cook
Publication Date:: 10-2020
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Abstract:: Recent responses to natural hazards, conflicts, and the COVID-19 pandemic have illustrated a diverse and vast network of emergency and disaster responders. Militaries are vital to this network due to their unique assets and expertise, but research on how militaries connect and interact among themselves and with other actors is limited in Southeast Asia.
Topic:: Humanitarian Aid, Military Affairs, Conflict, Pandemic, and COVID-19
Political Geography:: Southeast Asia

Author:: Lina Gong
Publication Date:: 03-2020
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Abstract:: An outpouring of international humanitarian aid to China has alleviated the severe shortage of key medical supplies in its fight against an outbreak of COVID-19. This highlights the role humanitarian aid plays in managing the risk of pandemics.
Topic:: Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Crisis, Pandemic, and COVID-19
Political Geography:: China and Asia

Author:: Alistair D.B. Cook
Publication Date:: 03-2020
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Abstract:: As more countries become affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to keep in mind vulnerable groups and those already affected by other humanitarian emergencies such as conflicts, disasters and climate change placing them in acutely precarious situations
Topic:: Humanitarian Aid, Pandemic, COVID-19, and Disaster Management
Political Geography:: Global Focus

Author:: S. Nanthini
Publication Date:: 11-2019
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Abstract:: In 2017 Myanmar established the Union Enterprise for Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement and Development in Rakhine State (UEHRD) to facilitate peacebuilding. Two years on, peace remains elusive. What are the limits and possibilities of what ASEAN Member States can do?
Topic:: Humanitarian Aid, Ethnic Cleansing, and ASEAN
Political Geography:: Southeast Asia and Myanmar

Author:: Catherine Bragg
Publication Date:: 03-2019
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Abstract:: For decades, international humanitarian assistance has been a supply-driven enterprise of rich countries funding multilateral and international organisations to distribute aid in poor and fragile states. To be more demand-driven, we should develop modalities that enable crisis-affected people to access the help they need.
Topic:: Humanitarian Aid, International Organization, and Crisis Management
Political Geography:: Global Focus

Author:: Christopher Chen
Publication Date:: 10-2018
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Abstract:: A notable development in the Fourth Industrial Revolution is blockchain technology. Originally created as an alternative means of financial transfer, the technology can be applied to any type of information and asset. Organisations and countries are starting to explore ways of using it in the context of humanitarian aid. Is this a panacea or a problem?
Topic:: Humanitarian Aid, Science and Technology, Blockchain, and Cyberspace
Political Geography:: Global Focus

Author:: Jose Montesclaros and Christopher Chen
Publication Date:: 10-2018
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Abstract:: To bridge funding gaps in humanitarian assistance, states will need to re-examine their roles, relative to the private sector. Humanitarian technologies offer a potential highvolume, low-profit margin sector which can be an entry point for private companies.
Topic:: Humanitarian Aid, Science and Technology, Business, Private Sector, and Funding
Political Geography:: Global Focus

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