Abdul Rahman Yaacob
Research Fellow, Southeast Asia Program, Lowy InstituteDr 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.
Articles by Abdul Rahman Yaacob
Politics
A bridge too far: Thucydides Trap and the limits of middle powers
Lowy Institute research fellow Abdul Rahman Yaacob notes that while middle powers can play a role in defusing great power tensions in the Indo-Pacific, factors such as the Chinese military buildup, US-led minilateral defence arrangements and the lack of trust in multilateral security institutions could be powder kegs leading the region into a full-blown military conflict.
Abdul Rahman Yaacob
18 Sep 2024