Vietnam - Global Experts

Duncan McCargo

March 8th, 2011, Academia, Activist/Humanitarian, Asia, English, Europe, Europe, Leeds, Media, Thai, UK, War and Conflict

Duncan McCargo is professor of Southeast Asian politics at the University of Leeds. He has a visiting affiliation at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University, and is an associate fellow at New York’s Asia Society. McCargo is best known for his work on the politics of Thailand, on which he is one of the world’s leading scholars. McCargo’s research has covered electoral politics, the political role of the media, the military and politics, the career of Thaksin Shinawatra, and most recently the ongoing insurgency in Southern Thailand, where he done extensive fieldwork.

Jordan Ryan

Director of the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, UNDP

June 30th, 2010, Asia, China, Development, English, Europe, Law, New York, North America, North America, Subsaharan Africa, United Nations, USA, War and Conflict

Jordan Ryan was appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General as Assistant Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Director of the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery in February 2009.

Robert Brigham

Boskey Professor of History and International Relations, Vasser College

April 29th, 2010, Academia, Asia, Author/Novelist, English, Europe, International Relations, Iraq, North America, North America, Poughkeepsie, Terrorism, USA, War and Conflict

Dr. Robert. K. Brigham, Shirley Ecker Boskey Professor of History and International Relations, has taught at Vassar since 1994. He teaches courses on the history of American foreign relations, modern America, and international history.

Amitav Acharya

Chair of the ASEAN Studies Program, American University

April 23rd, 2010, Academia, Asia, Author/Novelist, Bahasa Indonesia, China, Defense and Security, English, Hindi, Indonesia, International Relations, Korea, Migration and Integration, North America, North America, Terrorism, Think tank/Research center, USA, War and Conflict, Washington DC

Amitav Acharya is Professor of International Relations and Chair of the ASEAN Studies Program at the School of International Service, American University, Washington, D.C. He is a specialist on global and Asian regional security issues, focusing on Southeast Asian states. His writings have covered regional conflicts such as Kashmir, Iran, Tibet, Cambodia, the South China Sea, Taiwan, and the Korean peninsula.

Catharin Dalpino

Professor and Director of Thai Studies in the Asian Studies Program of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service

April 23rd, 2010, Academia, Asia, Author/Novelist, Civil Society, Defense and Security, English, International Relations, Law and Human Rights, Media, North America, North America, Politics and Governance, Think tank/Research center, USA, War and Conflict, Washington DC

Catharin Dalpino is Visiting Associate Professor and Director of Thai Studies in the Asian Studies Program of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. She is also Director of the Aspen Institute’s Program on Agent Orange in Vietnam, and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council of the United States, where she directs a US-Europe-Southeast Asia Dialogue.