Aflevering Prof. See Seng Tan – Military Diplomacy And Defence Diplomacy In Southeast Asia

In this session Professor See Seng Tan will discuss the transformative and pragmatic functions of military diplomacy, after which he will position this in the Southeast Asian context. He will further explain the paradox of increasing bilateral and multilateral military and/or defense dialogues in the South East Asian region, yet at the same time the persisting mistrust between the ASEAN members and surrounding countries. This session is hosted by Hester Postma, project officer on Military Diplomacy. About the expert: Professor See Seng Tan is a professor of International Relations at RSIS. He is an elected member of the NTU Advisory Board. He previously served in the NTU Senate. He was selected by Arizona State University’s School of Politics and Global Studies (SPGS) as its 2018 Distinguished Alum. Prof Tan received the RSIS Best Teacher Award in 2016.