Mely Caballero-Anthony is Professor of International Relations at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, and holds the President’s Chair for International Relations and Security Studies. She is also the Head of the RSIS Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies and Associate Dean (External Engagement).
Prof. Anthony’s research interests include regionalism and multilateralism in Asia-Pacific, human security and non-traditional security, nuclear security, conflict prevention and global governance. She has published extensively on a broad range of security issues in Asia-Pacific in peer-reviewed journals and international academic press. Her latest books, both single-authored and co-edited, include: Covid -19 and Atrocity Prevention in East Asia (London: Routledge 2022), Nuclear Governance in the Asia-Pacific (London: Routledge, 2022) and Negotiating Governance on Non-Traditional Security in Southeast Asia and Beyond (New York: Columbia University Press, 2018).
Prof. Anthony has led a number of global and regional research projects on international security and global governance. She has served as the Secretary-General of the Consortium on Non-Traditional Security Studies in Asia since 2008 and is a member of the International Climate Security Expert Network. She was Vice President at-large of the Governing Council of the International Studies Association (ISA) and was member of the ISA’s Global South Task Force from 2018-2021. From 2013-2017, Prof Anthony was a member of the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters (ABDM) and served as its chairperson in 2016. She is also a member of the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network on Nuclear Non-Proliferation (APLN). She was Director of External Relations at the ASEAN Secretariat from 2011-2012.