Episode 7: China’s Renewable Energy Expansion and Nuclear Power
China has risen to be a clean energy powerhouse. It currently dominates the global production of clean energy tech, producing
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NTS Perspectives
NTS Perspectives is a podcast by the Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University. It brings together experts from the Asia-Pacific and beyond to share their insights on pressing non-traditional security issues, including climate change, food security, the energy transition, biosecurity, water security, planetary health, and Women, Peace and Security (WPS).
Episode 6: The Mekong River and Water Security
In Southeast Asia, the Mekong delta, known as the ‘ricebowl’ of the region, is under threat from climate change and competing interests of countries. Geopolitics is also increasingly shaping the region, as China and the US compete to extend their influence and strategic interests.
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Episode 5: A New Cold War? Implications on International Relations and Non-Traditional Security in Southeast Asia
With geopolitical alignments in flux, and traditional alliances thrown into question, Professor Barry Buzan argues that we are in a ‘third cold war’ with vastly different characteristics as compared to previous historical approaches.
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Episode 4: Low-Carbon Energy Transition in Southeast Asia
New dimensions of conflict in the Middle East, and disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz, have impacted oil and gas prices, demonstrating the risks of long-term dependence on fossil fuels, and the need for states to grow their renewable energy capacities and supply chains.
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Episode 3: China and Women, Peace and Security (WPS)
It has been 25 years since the UNSC resolution 1325 was adopted, addressing the impact of conflict and war on women, and the need for women’s full and equal participation in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts.
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Episode 2: Critical Minerals And Southeast Asia
Critical minerals are an essential part of the low-carbon energy transition. Amid geopolitical competition, there is a growing global tussle for critical minerals, with countries looking to secure and diversify their supply chains.
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Episode 1: Climate Security Amid Geopolitical Shifts
In this first episode of NTS Perspectives, we speak with Major General (ret’d) Muniruzzaman, President, Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) and Chairman, Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change (GMACCC), to unpack climate security amid geopolitical shifts, the impacts of climate change, and what states can do to realistically fulfil their climate goals.
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