Abdul Rahman Yaacob

Dr Abdul Rahman Yaacob is a research fellow in the South East Asia Program of Lowy Institute in Australia. His research interests include Southeast Asia’s defence and security issues and the region’s relations with major powers. Before joining the Lowy Institute, Rahman completed a PhD at the National Security College, Australian National University. His dissertation examined Singapore’s defence policy and analysed the broader strategic and security issues relating to ASEAN during the Cold War.