Selina Ho

Born and raised in Singapore, Selina Ho has an abiding interest in China, the largest and most powerful country in Asia, and water, an issue that affects the survival of land-scarce Singapore. In her research and writings, she combines both interests by focusing on Chinese politics and foreign policy, specifically analyzing Chinese power through the lens of infrastructure politics and water disputes. Most of her work examines China's relations with its neighbors, particularly China-India and China-Southeast Asia relations. Selina is the author of Thirsty Cities: Social Contracts and Public Goods Provision in China and India, co-author of Rivers of Iron: Railroads and Chinese Power in Southeast Asia, and co-editor of the Routledge Handbook of China-India Relations. She has also published widely in edited books and peer-reviewed journals on China's transboundary water disputes with its neighbors in South, Southeast, and Central Asia. Her work can be found in top-ranking journals including International Affairs, Chinese Journal of International Politics, and Journal of Contemporary China.

Selina was a former Singapore civil servant. She left the Singapore civil service to pursue a doctorate and is currently Associate Professor of International Affairs at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. She is also a Council member of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs. In 2017/2018, she was a Global Futures Council Fellow with the World Economic Forum. Selina received her doctorate from the The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, and her B.A. (Honors) from the National University of Singapore.