Muhammad Faizal
Research Fellow, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS), S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)Muhammad Faizal is a Research Fellow with the Regional Security Architecture Programme, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS) at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS). His current research interests include the implications of diplomatic, informational, military, and cyber issues on regional security; entwinement of technology and geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific security architecture; as well as information/influence operations’ and hybrid threats’ challenges on regionalism.
Articles by Muhammad Faizal
Politics
Can the Philippines as ASEAN chair 2026 navigate South China Sea tensions?
As the Philippines assumes the ASEAN chair in 2026, can it balance China relations, US alliances and regional trust-building through trade, green energy and security cooperation? Researcher Muhammad Faizal gives his take.
Muhammad Faizal
20 Nov 2025