DR. COLLIN KOH

Collin Koh is senior fellow at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies which is a constituent unit of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, based in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He has research interests on naval affairs in the Indo-Pacific, focusing on Southeast Asia. Collin has published several op-eds, policy- and academic journal articles as well as chapters for edited volumes covering his research areas. His most recent publications include: The South China Sea: the Flashpoint of War Between China and the United States, published with the Journal of Chinese Political Science (2025); Keeping One at Arm’s Length: The Missile & Nuclear Dimension of China’s Counter-Intervention Strategy in the Western Pacific, published with the Pacific Forum International (2025); Confidence and Security Building Measures in Southeast Asia’s Maritime Domain, published with the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (2023). Collin has also taught at Singapore Armed Forces professional military education and training courses. Besides research and teaching, he also contributes his perspectives to various local and international media outlets, and participates in activities with geopolitical risks consultancies. At present Collin is in the process of compiling a database consisting of up to 18 selected countries in the Indo-Pacific, comprising information related to their naval forces development and structures, national policy discourses, confidence-building and cooperative measures, as well as incidences of the threat and use of force at sea. This is a continuation of his doctoral dissertation which compares naval modernization in Southeast Asia with those from the surrounding broader Indo-Pacific region.

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