Dr Mely Caballero-Anthony Associate Professor S. Rajaratnam ...

Dr Mely Caballero-Anthony
Associate Professor
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
Publications:
(i) Books, Monographs and Edited Volumes
* = Denotes refereed works.
1. * Mely Caballero-Anthony, Youngho Chang and Nur Azha Putra (eds), Energy and
Non-Traditional Security (NTS) in Asia (Springer, 2012).
2. * Mely Caballero-Anthony, Youngho Chang and Nur Azha Putra (eds), Rethinking
Energy Security in Asia: A Non-Traditional View of Human Security (Springer, 2012).
3. * Regional Security in Southeast Asia: Beyond the ASEAN Way, Singapore: Institute
of Southeast Asia Studies, 2005: 1-382.
4. Studying Non-Traditional Security in Asia: Trends and Issues, (co-ed with Amitav
Acharya and Ralf Emmers), Singapore: Marshall Cavendish, 2006: 1-242.
5. * Non-Traditional Security in Asia: Dilemmas in Securitisation (co-ed with Amitav
Acharya and Ralf Emmers), London: Ashgate Publishers, 2006: 1-257.
6. * UN Peace Operations and Asian Security, (co-editor) with Amitav Acharya,
London: Routledge/Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2005: 1-146.
7. * UN Peace Operations and Asian Security” (co-editor) with Amitav Acharya,
International Peacekeeping, Special Issue, Vol. 12, No. 1, London: Frank Cass,
Spring 2005: 1-137.
8. * Asian Attitudes and Approaches to Peace Operations, Madrid: Research Unit on
Security and Cooperation, Dept. of Political Science, Complutense University,
Madrid, 2003:1-30.
9. A New Agenda for the ASEAN Regional Forum, (with Tan See-Seng, Ralf Emmers,
Amitav Acharya and Barry Desker), IDSS Monograph, No. 4, Singapore: Institute of
Defence and Strategic Studies, 2002: 1-116.
10. The Asia Pacific in the New Millenium: Political and Security Challenges, (co-ed) with
Jawhar Hassan, Kuala Lumpur: Institute of Strategic and International Studies, 2001:
1-763.
11. Beyond the Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities, Vol. I, (co-ed) with Jawhar Hassan,
Kuala Lumpur: Institute of Strategic and International Studies, 2000: 1-415.
12. Beyond the Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities, Vol. II, (co-ed) with Jawhar
Hassan, Kuala Lumpur: Institute of Strategic and International Studies, 2000: 1-432.
13. Taming the Turmoil in the Asia Pacific, (co-ed) with Jawhar Hassan, Kuala Lumpur:
Institute of Strategic and International Studies, 1999: 1-145.

14. The Future of Asia-Pacific Economies: Challenges to South Asia, (co-ed) with
Somsak Tambunlertchai, Kuala Lumpur: Asian and Pacific Development Centre,
1992.
(ii) Journal Articles
1. “The Responsibility to Protect in Southeast Asia: Opening Up Spaces for Advancing
Human Security” in The Pacific Review, Vol. 25, No. 1, 2012, pp. 113–34.
2. “Cyclones and Humanitarian Crises: Pushing the Limits of R2P in Southeast Asia”,
Global Responsibility to Protect, Volume 1, Number 2, March 2009, (pp. 135-155(21).
3. “The ASEAN Charter: An Opportunity Missed or One that Cannot be Missed?”,
Southeast Asian Affairs, 2008. pp. 71-85.
4. Joint Study on Best Practices and Lessons Learned In Preventive Diplomacy, Study
prepared by RSIS and CSIS, June 2008.
5. “Non-Traditional Security and Infectious Diseases in ASEAN: Going Beyond the
Rhetoric of Securitisation to Deeper Institutionalisation”, The Pacific Review, Vol. 12,
No.4, December 2008, pp. 509-527.
6. * “Revisiting the Bangsamoro Struggle: Contested Identities and Elusive Peace”,
Asian Security, Vol. 3, No. 2, May-August 2007, pp. 141-161.
7. * “Combating Infectious Diseases in East Asia: Securitisation and Global Public
Goods for Health and Human Security,” Journal of International Affairs, (New York:
Columbia University Press), Spring/Summer 2006, pp. 105-127.
8. * “Bridging Development Gaps in ASEAN: Towards an ASEAN Community”, UNISCI
Journal No. 11, Madrid: Complutensi University, May 2006, pp.37-48.
9. “Securitising Infectious Diseases in Asia”, Indonesian Quarterly, Vol. 34, No. 1, 2006,
pp. 45-52.
10. * “Political Transitions in Southeast Asia”, Southeast Asian Affairs 2005 (Singapore:
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies), pp. 24-44.
11. * “SARS in Asia: Crisis, Vulnerabilities and Regional Responses”, Asian Survey, Vol.
XLV, No. 3, May/June 2005, pp. 475-495.
12. * “Introduction: The UN Peace Operation and Asian Security”, International
Peacekeeping, Vol. 12, No.1, Spring 2005, pp. 1-24.
13. “Regional Structures and Responses to Security Challenges in Southeast Asia”,
Indonesian Quarterly, Vol. 33(1), May 2005.
14. * “Re-visioning Human Security in Southeast Asia”, Asian Perspectives, Vol. 28, No.
3, 2004, pp. 155-189.
15. * “Non-State Regional Governance Mechanism for Economic Security: The Case of
the ASEAN Peoples’ Assembly”, The Pacific Review, Vol. 17, No.4, 2004, pp. 567-
85.

16. “Where on the Road to Democracy is the Philippines”, UNISCI Discussion Papers.
No. 6, October 2004. (University of Madrid: Faculty of Political Science and
Sociology).
17. “Regional Security Institutions and the Rights of Ethnic Minorities: The Case of the
ARF”, in Dialogue and Cooperation, (9): 2, 004, pp. 33-38.
18. * “The Winds of Change in the Philippines: Whither the Strong Republic?”, Southeast
Asian Affairs 2003 (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies), pp. 213-227.
19. * “Partnership for Peace in Asia: ASEAN, ARF and the United Nations”,
Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol. 24/3, December 2002, pp. 528-548.
20. * “Comprehensive Security and Human Security: ASEAN’s Perspective”, in
Indonesian Quarterly, Vo. XXVIII, No. 4, 2000, pp. 412-422.
21. * “Mechanisms of Dispute Settlement: The ASEAN Experience”, in Contemporary
Southeast Asia, Vol. 20, No.1, April 1998, pp.38-66.
(iii) Book Chapters
1. “ASEAN and Climate Change: Building Resilience through Regional Initiatives” in
Mely Caballero-Anthony and Lorraine Elliott (eds), Human Security and Climate
Change in Southeast Asia: Managing Risk and Resilience, Routledge 2012.
2. “Introduction: Energy and Non-Traditional Security (NTS) – Understanding Security
from Below”, (with Nur Azha Putra), in Mely Caballero-Anthony, Youngho Chang and
Nur Azha Putra (eds), Energy and Non-Traditional Security (NTS) in Asia (Springer,
2012)
3. “Rethinking Energy Security: A Non-Traditional View of Human Security”, (with Swee
Lean Collin Koh and Sofiah Jamil), in Mely Caballero-Anthony, Youngho Chang and
Nur Azha Putra (eds), Rethinking Energy Security in Asia: A Non-Traditional View of
Human Security (Springer, 2012).
4. “Human Rights and Human Trafficking in Asia: Trends, Issues and Challenges”, in G.
Shabbir Cheema, Christopher A. McNally and Vesselin Popovski (eds), Cross-Border
Governance in Asia: Regional Issues and Mechanisms, (Tokyo: UN University Press,
2011) pp. 219-66.
5. “Evolving Regional Governance in East Asia: from ASEAN to an East Asian
Community”, in Nicholas Thomas (ed.), Governance and Regionalism in Asia,
(Oxford and New York: Routledge, 2009), pp. 32-65.
6. “Non-Traditional Security and Multilateralism in Asia: Reshaping the Contours of
Regional Security Architecture”, in Bates Gill and Michael Green, (eds), Asia’s
Multilateralism: Cooperation, Competition and the Search for Community (New York:
Columbia University Press, 2009), pp. 306-328.
7. “Non-Traditional Security, Democracy, and Regionalism in Southeast Asia”, in
Donald K. Emmerson (ed.), Hard Choices: Security, Regionalism and Democracy in
Southeast Asia, (Brookings Institution Press/Stanford University Press, December
2008).

8. “Non-Traditional Security, Regionalism and the State in Southeast Asia”, in Amit
Pandya and Ellen Laipson (eds), Transnational Trends, Middle Eastern and Asian
Views, (Washington, DC: Henry L. Stimson Centre, 2008), pp. 139-155.
9. “Reflections on Managing Migration in Southeast Asia: Mitigating the Unintended
Consequences of Securitisation” in Melissa Curley and Wong Siu-Lun, (eds),
Security and Migration in Asia: The Dynamics of Securitisation (London and New
York: Routledge, 2008), pp.165-176.
10. “Human Security: European and Asian Approaches” (with Antonio Marquina), in
Energy Security: Visions from Asia and Europe, (Basingstoke,UK: Palgrave
MacMillan, October 2008), pp. 244-272.
11. “Humanitarian Intervention in East Asia: Exploring Points of Convergence”, in
Sorpong Peou (ed.), Human Security in East Asia: Challenges for Collaborative
Action (London and New York: Routledge, October 2008), pp. 61-78.
12. “Re-thinking Peace Operations in East Asia: Problems and Prospects”, in Donald
Daniel, Patricia Taft and Sharon Wiharta (eds), Peace Operations: Trends, Progress
and Prospects, (Washington: Georgetown University Press, December 2008), pp.
169-186.
13. * “Non-Traditional Security in Asia: The Many Faces of Securitisation” in Philippe de
Lombaerde, Richard Cooper and Christopher Hughes (eds.), Regionalisation and
Global Governance: The Taming of Globalisation (London: Routledge, 2008 ), pp.
187-210.
14. “Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop: Addressing the Gaps in Asia’s Pandemic
Preparedness,” in Brian Job (ed), Security through Cooperation: Furthering Asia
Pacific Multilateral Engagement, CSCAP Regional Security Outlook 2007,
(Vancouver, Canada: University of British Columbia, 2007), pp. 20-25.
15. “The Philippines in the 21st Century: Challenges and Responses”, in K
Kesavapany, Rodolfo Severino and Lorraine Salazar (eds), (Singapore: Institute
of Southeast Asian Studies, 2007).
16. “ASEAN-ISIS and the ASEAN People’s Assembly (APA): Paving a Multi-Track
Approach in Regional Community Building”, in Hadi Soesastro, Clara Joewono and
Carolina Hernandez (eds.), Twenty-Two Years of ASEAN ISIS (Jakarta: Centre for
Strategic and International Studies, 2006), pp. 53-73.
17. “Elections in the Philippines and the Long Road to Democracy”, in Simon Tay and
Yeo Lay Hwee (eds.), Elections in Asia: Making Democracy Work, (Singapore:
Marshall Cavendish, 2006, in press).
18. “The Asian Security Environment”, Regional Outlook 2006-2007, (Singapore:
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2006), pp. 3-7.
19. * “The ASEAN Economic Community: Political and Security Implications”, in Denis
Hew (ed.) The ASEAN Economic Community, (Singapore: Institute of Southeast
Asian Studies, 2005), pp. 80-104.
20. * “Regional Institutions and Regional Crises in East Asia: Moving Away from the
Comfort Zone?”, in Douglas Webber and Bertrand Fort (eds) Regional Integration in

Europe and East Asia: Convergence or Divergence, (London: RoutledgeCurzon,
2005), pp.265-286.
21. * “Security Challenges and Global Governance; An Asia Perspective”, in William
Wallace and Young Soogil (eds), Asia and Europe: Global Governance as a
Challenge to Co-operation, (Tokyo: Council for Asia-Europe Cooperation, 2004), pp.
37-57.
22. * “The Regionalisation of Peace in Asia,” in Michael Pugh and W.P. Singh Sidhu
(eds), The United Nations and Regional Security: Europe and Beyond, (Boulder,
Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2003), pp. 195-212.
23. * “Human Security and Primary Health Care in Asia: Realities and Challenges” in
Lincoln Chen, Jennifer Leaning, and V. Narasimhan (eds.), Global Health Challenges
for Human Security, (Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University
Press, 2003), pp. 233-256.
24. “Major Milestone in ASEAN-China Relations” in Sharon Siddique and Sree Kumar
(eds.), The 2nd ASEAN Reader, (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies),
pp. 427-429.
25. * “The Winds of Change in the Philippines: Whither the Strong Republic?”, Southeast
Asian Affairs 2003 (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies), pp. 213-227.
26. “Philippine Political Outlook”, Regional Outlook: Southeast Asia 2003-2004
(Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2003), pp. 29-32.
27. “The Way Forward: Human Security Beyond Discourse to Action” in Health and
Human Security, Tokyo: Japan Center for International Exchange, March 2002,
pp.11-41.
28. * “Human Security in the Asia Pacific: Current Trends and Prospects”, in David
Dickens (ed.), The Human Face of Security: Asia Pacific Perspectives, Canberra
Papers on Strategy and Defence No. 144 (Canberra: Strategic and Defence Studies
Centre, Australian National University, 2002), pp 18-29.
29. “Regionalism Compared: The Benefits and Perils of Expansion”, in Mely Caballero-
Anthony and Jawhar Hassan (eds), The Asia Pacific in the New Millenium: Political
and Security Challenges, Kuala Lumpur: Institute of Strategic and International
Studies, 2002, pp. 505-516.
30. “Security Outlook: Malaysia” in Charles Morrison and Charles McNally, (eds), Asia
Pacific Security Outlook, Tokyo: Japan Center for International Exchange, 2001, pp.
103-110.
31. * “Human Security and Comprehensive Security in Asean”, in Pranee Thiparat (ed),
The Quest for Human Security: The Next Phase of ASEAN?, Bangkok: Institute of
Security and International Studies, 2000, pp.32-52.
32. “Security Outlook: Malaysia”, in Charles Morisson, (ed), 1999, Asia Pacific Security
Outlook, Tokyo: Japan Center for International Exchange, pp.112-120.

33. “Challenges to Southeast Asian Security Cooperation”, in Guy Wilson-Roberts (ed),
An Asia Pacific Security Crisis: New Challenges to Regional Stability, Wellington:
New Zealand, Centre for Strategic Studies, 1999, pp. 51-65.
34. * “Human Rights and International Relations: The Southeast Asian Perspective”,
James Tang, (ed), Human Rights in the Asia Pacific, London: Pinter, 1994, pp.39-53.
(iv) Working Papers and Policy Briefs
1. “ASEAN Community Building: Towards a Comprehensive Framework for Civilian
Protection in Southeast Asia”, (with Holly Haywood), NTS Policy Brief, Singapore:
RSIS Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies, No. 7, February 2011.
2. “Developing a ‘Protection of Civilians’ Agenda for Southeast Asia”, NTS
Perspectives, No. 5, Singapore: RSIS Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS)
Studies, January 2011.
3. “The Way Forward on Energy Security”, (with Collin Koh), RSIS Centre for Non-
Traditional Security (NTS) Studies, December 2008
4. * Non-Traditional Security and Multilateralism in Asia: Reshaping the Contours of
Regional Security Architecture?”, Stanley Foundation Policy Analysis Brief, June
2007, (USA: Stanley Foundation).
5. * “Where on the Road to Democracy is the Philippines”, UNISCI Discussion Papers,
No. 6, October 2004. (University of Madrid: Faculty of Political Science and
Sociology).
6. * “The Regionalisation of Peace in Asia: Experiences and Prospects of ASEAN, ARF
and UN Partnership”, IDSS Working Paper, No. 42 (Singapore: Institute of Defence
and Strategic Studies), January 2003.
7. * “SARS: A Need for Security”, UNISCI Discussion Paper, No. 2, May 2003,
(University of Madrid: Faculty of Political Science and Sociology).
8. * “Human Security as a Framework for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific,
Japan Institute of International Affairs Occasional Paper 12, (Tokyo: Japan Institute
of International Affairs, 2002).
(v) Papers Presented (selected)
1. “Non-traditional Security and New Multilateralism in East Asia”, Paper delivered
at the Conference on East Asia in Transition: Comprehensive and Security in the Pacific
Rim, University of California, Berkeley, 28-29 September 2006.
2. “Non-Traditional Security Challenges in the Asia-Pacific”, Paper presented at the
Workshop on ‘Non-Traditional Security in Asia’, Institute for International Hanoi,
Vietnam, 14 September 2006.
3. Whither the Philippines in Southeast Asia?”, Paper delivered at the ISEAS
Conference on the Philippines in the 21st Century, Singapore, 13-14 July, 2006.

4. “The Threat of Avian Flu and Infectious Diseases: Building Regional Capacity to
Respond to Security Challenges”, Paper delivered at the 20th Asia-Pacific
Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1-3 June 2006.
5. “ASEAN-UN Partnership Towards Human Rights, Democracy and Development”,
Paper delivered at the Fifth ASEAN-UN Conference on Conflict Prevention, Conflict
Resolution and Peacebuilding, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 3-5 May 2006.
6. “Infectious Diseases in Asia: Challenges in Advancing Health and Human Security”,
Paper delivered at the 2006 International Studies Association (ISA) Annual
Convention, San Diego, California, USA, 22-25 March 2006.
7. “Evolving Regionalism in East Asia: From ASEAN to an East Asian Community,”
Paper delivered at the Conference on Regionalism and Governance in East Asia,
Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong, 7-8 December 2005.
8. “Non-Traditional Security in Asia: The Many Faces of Securitisation”, Paper delivered
at the CSGR Annual Conference on Regionalisation and the Taming of
Globalisation? Economic, Political, Security, Social and Governance Issues, Centre
for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, Warwick University, UK, 26-29
October 2005.
9. “Securitising Infectious Diseases in Asia”, Paper delivered at the 2 nd Dissemination
Workshop on Non-Traditional Security In Asia: Understanding the Dynamics of
Securitisation in Asia, jointly organised by Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn
University and Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University, 3-4 October 2005.
10. “Non-Traditional Security and the Evolving Concept of Security in East Asia”, Paper
delivered at the International Conference on Non-Traditional Security, organised by
the China Institute for International Strategic Studies (CIIS), Beijing, China, 22-24
June 2005.
11. “The Asian SARS Experience: A Case for Advancing Health and Human Security”,
Paper delivered at the International Conference on Infectious Diseases and Human
Flows in Asia, University of Hong Kong, 9-10 June 2005.
12. “Bridging Development Gaps in Southeast Asia: Towards an ASEAN Community”,
Paper presented at the 19th Asia-Pacific Roundtable (APR), Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, 31 May- 3 June 2005.
13. “Human Rights and People’s Participation in the ASEAN Security Community”, Paper
presented at the ASEAN-ISIS Colloquium on Human Rights, Manila, Philippines, 13-
14 May 2005.
14. “Reflections on the ASEAN Security Community”, Paper delivered at the 4 th ASEAN
People’s Assembly (APA), Manila, Philippines, 11-13 May 2005.
15. “Humanitarian Intervention in East Asia: Exploring Points of Convergence between
State and Non-state Actors,” Paper delivered at the 2nd Workshop on “Human
Security in East Asia & the Challenge for Collaborative Action”, Sophia, University,
Tokyo, Japan, 29-30 March 2005.

16. “Political Transitions and the Changing Face of Regionalism in Southeast Asia”,
Paper presented at the International Studies Association (ISA) Meeting, Honolulu-
Hawaii, 2-6 March 2005.
17. “Re-visioning Human Security in Southeast Asia”, Paper presented at the
International Studies Association (ISA) Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 17-19 March
2004.
18. “Revisiting Security Communities”, paper presented at the Harvard-IDSS Workshop
on Southeast Asian IR and Security, Harvard, MA, 15 March 2004.
19. “Asian Institutions and Processes for Security Post 9-11: A Case for Human
Security”, Paper delivered at the ‘Dialogue on Security in Asia: Concepts, Threats
and Assurance After 9-11’, organized by the Singapore Institute of International
Affairs (SIIA), 21-24 April 2004, Hilton Singapore.
20. “Overview on Community Building in ASEAN”, Paper delivered at the ‘ISEAS
Roundtable: Towards Realising an ASEAN Community’, 4-5 June 2004, ISEAS,
Singapore.
21. “Securitisation of NTS Threats and Democratisation in East Asia”, Paper presented
at the Conference on “Bringing Politics Back In: Globalisation, Pluralism and
Securitisation in East Asia”, Hong Kong, 9-10 July 2004.
22. “Regional Security Challenges in Southeast Asia”, Paper presented at the Indonesian
Defence Forum, Regional Structures and Responses to Security Challenges in
Southeast Asia, Jakarta, Indonesia, 25-26 November 2004.
23. “Regional Structures and Responses to Security Challenges in Southeast Asia”,
Paper presented at the Third Europe-Southeast Asia Forum, Berlin, 13-15 December
2004.
24. “The Role of Regional Institutions in Addressing Regional Security Concerns”, Paper
presented at the 21st CSCAP CSBM Working Group Meeting, Singapore, 10-11
December 2003, Singapore.
25. “Revisiting Epistemic Communities: The ASEAN-ISIS and Security Cooperation in
the Asia Pacific”, Paper presented at First APISA Congress, 27-30 November 2003,
Singapore.
26. “Regional Security Institutions and the Rights of Ethnic Minorities and Religions: The
Case of the ARF,” Paper presented at the ‘6th Human Rights Conference’, organised
by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 10-11 November 2003, Manila, Philippines.
27. “New Security Challenges—Whither Global Governance?”, Paper presented at the
Council for Asia-Europe Cooperation (CAEC) Meeting, 27-28 September 2003,
Seoul, Korea.
28. “The ASEAN Security Community for the People”, Paper presented at the 3 rd ASEAN
People’s Assembly (APA), 25-27 September 2003, Manila, Philippines.

29. “Non-State Regional Governance Mechanism for Economic Security: The Case of
the ASEAN Peoples’ Assembly,” Paper presented at the Sasakawa-IDSS
Conference on Economics and Security, 11-12 September 2003, Singapore.
30. “The ASEAN Economic Community: Political and Security Implications” Paper
delivered at the ‘ASEAN Roundtable 2003’, 20-21 August 2003, ISEAS, Singapore.
31. “The Responsibility to Protect: Southeast Asian Perspectives”, Paper delivered at the
17th Asia Pacific Roundtable (APR), 7-9 August 2003, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
32. “SARS and Regional Cooperation in Asia”, Paper delivered at the Council for
Security and Cooperation in Asia Pacific (CSCAP) Steering Committee Meeting, 6
August 2003, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
33. “Regional Security and Regional Institutions and Regional Crises in East Asia”,
Paper delivered at the INSEAD Conference on ‘Asia and Europe: Past and Present’,
7-8 July 2003, INSEAD, Singapore.
34. “SARS and Human Security: Domestic And Global Governance”, Paper delivered at
the Roundtable on SARS and Social Science Perspective, Asia Research Institute
(ARI), National University of Singapore, 5 June 2003.
35. “Southeast Asia and the Post-Iraq War Situation: A View from the Philippines”, Paper
delivered at the Seminar on Southeast Asia and the Post-Iraq War, Institute of
Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 6 May 2003.
36. “Overview of Health and Human Security in East Asia: Drawing Conceptual
Linkages”, Paper delivered at the Fourth Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia’s
Tomorrow, Kizarasu, Japan, 15-16 March 2002.
37. “Regional Approaches to Peace Operations: The Experience of Asia”, Paper
delivered at the Conference on ‘The UN, the EU, NATO and Other Regional Actors”,
Centre de Conferences Internationales, Paris, organised by Institute for Security
Studies (ISS), France, 11-12 October 2002.
38. “Health and Human Security in East Asia: Challenges and Realities”, Paper delivered
at the Workshop on “Health and Human Security”, Asia Center, John F. Kennedy
School of Government, Harvard University, MA, USA, 15-16 October 2002.
39. “Revisiting Confidence Building Measures in Southeast Asia” Paper delivered at the
Workshop on Confidence Building Measures in East Asia, Hiroshima Peace Institute,
Hiroshima, Japan, 2-3 November 2002.
(v) Commissioned Reports
1. ASEM at Ten: A Report prepared for the ASEM 10 Regional Assessment Project,
Coordinated by Japan Center of International Exchange, (JCIE), Japan in
collaboration with the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore,
September 2005: pp. 1-25.
2. Report of the Eighth Southeast Asian Forum. Report prepared for the ASEAN Senior
Officials Meeting (SOM), July 1998, pp.1-15.

3. European Union-Greater China: Towards Closer Economic Cooperation and Its
Implications for Italy. Policy Report prepared for the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade,
Hong Kong, June 1994: pp. 1-35.
(vi) Commentaries
1. “Floods and Regional Disaster Preparedness: Too Little, Too Late?”, (with Sofiah
Jamil), RSIS Commentaries, No. 150/2011, 17 October 2011. (Also published in
Phnom Penh Post, 7 November 2011; Reliefweb and Eurasia Review, 20 October
2011).
2. “Urban Food Security: Feeding Tomorrow’s Cities”, (with Paul Teng and Margarita
Escaler), Significance, The Royal Statistical Society, June 2011.
3. “Reality Check for the Region”, (with Sofiah Jamil), The Straits Times, 17 March
2011.
4. “Nuclear Energy in Southeast Asia: Will It Enhance Human Security?”, (with Ryan
Clarke, Nur Azha Putra and Rajesh Basrur), RSIS Commentaries, No. 48, 14 May
2010.
5. “Typhoon Kestana: Asia’s Katrina”, (with Irene Kuntjoro and Sofiah Jamil), RSIS
Commentaries, No. 97, 2 October 2009.
6. “Aung San Suu Kyi’s Verdict: Implications for ASEAN”, (with Alistair D.B. Cook),
RSIS Commentaries, No. 79, 12 August 2009.
7. “Responding to Non-Traditional Security Challenges in Asia”, RSIS Commentaries,
No. 58, 16 June 2009.
8. “The Swine Flu Alert: Keeping Asia Safe”, (with Julie Balen and Belinda Chng), RSIS
Commentaries, No. 42, 29 April 2009.
9. “The ICC Verdict: Whose Responsibility”,(with Belinda Chng and Roderick Chia),
RSIS Commentaries, No. 33, 31 March 2009.
10. “Managing Food Fights from Food Rights in ASEAN”, (with Irene Kuntjoro and Sofiah
Jamil), RSIS Commentaries, No. 53, 28 April 2008.
11. Mely Caballero-Anthony, “Re-positioning US Engagement in Southeast Asia: A Case
for Non-Traditional Security’, RSIS Commentaries, No. 38, 25 March 2008.
12. Mely Caballero-Anthony, “Climate Change, Energy, and Environmental
Sustainability: Are Regional Security Frameworks Prepared?, PacNet 48B, 28
November 2007.
13. Mely Caballero-Anthony, “Climate Change, Energy and Environment Are Issues High
on Security Agenda”, Today, 23 November 2007.
14. Mely Caballero-Anthony and Sofia Jamil, “Nuclear Power: Lessons from Japan”, The
Straits Times, 25 July 2007.

15. Mely Caballero-Anthony, “Coping with Floods and Humanitarian Emergencies: Can
Southeast Asia Afford to Wait”, in PACNET 11, 8 March 2007.
16. Mely Caballero-Anthony, “Will Asia Heed Warning of Jakarta's Katrina?”, Today, 7
February 2007.
17. Mely Caballero-Anthony, “Recalibrating the ASEAN Security Community”, IDSS
Commentary, 21 June 2006.
18. Mely Caballero-Anthony (with Amitav Acharya), “Building a Regional Disaster
Response Capability for a Secure ASEAN Community”, IDSS Commentary, 13 June
2006. Also carried in The Straits Times, Singapore.
19. Mely Caballero-Anthony, “Arroyo and the Philippines’ Unfinished Revolution”, IDSS
Commentary, 26 July 2005.
20. Mely Caballero-Anthony, “The Threats of Infectious Diseases”, PACNET, July 2005;
(same article also carried by Japan Times, 15 July 2005).
21. Mely Caballero-Anthony, “Understanding Development Gaps in ASEAN”, IDSS
Commentary, May 2005.
22. Mely Caballero-Anthony (with Joey Long), “Political Transitions and Regional
Security in Southeast Asia”, IDSS Commentary, September 2004.
23. Mely Caballero-Anthony, “Beyond the Iraq Hostage Crisis: Re-Assessing US-
Philippine Relations”, IDSS Commentary, July 2004.
24. Mely Caballero-Anthony, “SARS: A Security Priority”, IDSS Commentary, No. 14,
April 2003.
The article was picked up and published on the following websites:
(a) “Make SARS A Security Priority”, PACNET Newsletter No. 17 (Pacific
Forum: Centre for Strategic and International Studies, April 2003).
(b) “Make SARS A Security Priority”, ASIATIMES Online, 19 April 2003.
25. Mely Caballero-Anthony, “Major Milestone in ASEAN-China Relations”, IDSS
Commentary, November 2002.
The article was picked up and published on the websites as follows:
i. ASEAN and China Relations Turn the Corner, The PACNET Newsletter,
No. 52, (Pacific Forum: The Centre for Strategic and International Studies,
12 December 2002).
ii. Major Miles in ASEAN-China Relations, Columbia International Affairs
Online (CIAO), www.ciaonet.org, 03/03).
26. Mely Caballero-Anthony, “U.S.-Philippines Relations Post September 11: Security
Dilemmas of a Front-line State in the War on Terrorism, IDSS Commentary (October
2002).