Ralf Emmers

Dr. Ralf Emmers is a faculty member at the Department of Politics and International Studies, SOAS University of London. His research focuses on regional order, security dynamics, and power transitions in the Indo-Pacific and Southeast Asia.

• Department of Politics and International Studies (SOAS University of London)

Research Interests include:

• Indo-Pacific geopolitics and US-China competition
• ASEAN's role in regional security
• Maritime territorial disputes and conflict management
• Coalition-building and strategic ambiguity
• Peaceful power transitions and institutional frameworks

Publication Trends show a concentration on:

• Indo-Pacific security architecture (2025-2023)
• ASEAN's relevance amid great power rivalry (2023-2020)
• Maritime disputes and securitization (2022-2013)
• Regional cooperation and conflict resolution (2020-2014)