Publications, policy work and commentary that have shaped my practice.
Climate, Environment & Security
Climate is not only a scientific problem. It is a question of governance, culture, and who gets to be safe. Work in this space moves across academic chapters, policy briefs, and public commentary in English and Malay.
- Halal Wastewater Recycling: Environmental solution or religious complication? — Routledge, 2022
- Climate-proofing a Concrete Island — Edward Elgar
- Development as a Double-Edged Sword: Singapore’s Environmental Movement — ABC-CLIO, 2013
- Connecting the Dots: The Urban Informal Sector and Climate Vulnerabilities — RSIS, 2013
- In calling for action on climate crisis, it is not enough to say ‘listen to the science’ — Today, 2019
- Menangani pemanasan global dengan berkesan perlu ambil kira golongan kurang berkemampuan — Berita, 2024
Energy, Markets & Non-Traditional Security
Energy decisions are rarely just technical. They sit at the intersection of geopolitics, public trust, and commercial markets. The thread: legitimacy is infrastructure too.
- Making a Sale vs Making it Safe: ASEAN–Australia Nuclear Energy Cooperation — Palgrave, 2014
- Energy and Non-Traditional Security in Asia (two chapters) — Springer, 2012
- Falling from Grace: Nuclear Energy in Japan Post-Fukushima — RSIS, 2011
- Nuclear Energy in Southeast Asia: Public Engagement Before Policies — RSIS, 2014
- Principia Consulting — CTRM thought leadership for commodity trading and risk leaders
Human Security, Community & Resilience
Security looks different from the ground. Work in this space focuses on the people most policy frameworks fail to see — informal workers, coastal communities, pilgrims, the prosperous-but-anxious.
- Human Security in Singapore: Where Entitlement Feeds Insecurity — Palgrave Macmillan, 2019
- Community resilience and critical urban infrastructure — RSIS, 2013
- Hidden Vulnerabilities in Asian Megacities: Bang Khun Tian, Bangkok — RSIS, 2011
- International Strategy Institute — Think tank communications, Malaysia
Faith, Culture & Identity
Faith and culture shape how people make decisions about climate, consumption, governance, and belonging. The craft is consistent: taking ideas seriously enough to translate them into the languages and cultures that hold them.
- Islam & Environmentalism: Greening Our Youth — Select Books, 2009
- Climate Change and the Muslim World: The OIC Could Do With Captain Planet — RSIS, 2007
- Singapore Can Play a Unique Role in the Muslim World — The Straits Times, 2007
- Searching for authenticity in the hyper-reality of Crazy Rich Asians — Today, 2018
- Al Zohri Perfumery — Brand and heritage storytelling, 2023
Digital, Governance & Trust
The digital era has not changed what’s at stake in governance — it has only raised the cost of getting it wrong. Trust is the most fragile public good we have, and it is built or broken in language.
- Digital Vulnerabilities amidst Digital Opportunities: Cybersecurity in ASEAN — Birds-Eye-View, 2019
- Truth, Trust, and Transparency: The Case of WWF’s Ivory Lane — The Business Times, 2018
- Transformasi Digital, Pencemaran Alam & Kesan Penggunaan Digital — Berita, 2023
- ACCA Singapore — Professional services content strategy
Health, Wellbeing & Behavioural Change
Health is rarely only about medicine. It sits at the intersection of trust, culture, gender, and the systems that decide who gets care.
- Ensuring Good Health During the Hajj in a Time of the H1N1 Pandemic — RSIS, 2009
- Truth, trust and transparency: The bitter pill in fighting COVID-19 — Salaam Gateway, 2020
- ANEW Chemical Health Services — Trauma-informed healthcare content, Minnesota
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