Dr. Alex Waterman

In 2026, trade negotiations with the US and EU will need to be balanced by India with the demands of its BRICS presidency amid a shifting global order. Complex ties with China and the US, state elections, and tensions with the South Asian country’s diverse neighbours will test the ruling government.

The many “forgotten conflicts” of Northeast India remain poorly understood. This article leverages Armed Orders in South Asia (AOSA) data, archival, newswire and secondary data to propose a threefold typology of state-rebel conflict in the region that reflects key spatial and temporal variations.

Emerging research has suggested that the COVID-19 pandemic has generally favored rebel organizations—rather than states—in situations of intrastate conflict. This article challenges this perspective by analyzing the pandemic's impact on three dimensions of rebel activity—armed activity, popular support and recruitment, and rebel governance.

The global order is shifting from a unipolar world dominated by the West to a multipolar one with Asia emerging as a major centre of gravity. Narratives of order and re-ordering are powerful tools that shape policy agendas and enable local, national, and global actors to make sense of contemporary or historical orders or changes in those orders.

Leibniz im Bundestag 2023, Berlin Organisers: Leibniz Association Dr. Alex Waterman (Consultant)

Briefed a member of Bundestag on the conflict situation in Northeast India, including current violent unrest (2023) in Manipur and ways ahead with major peace processes in the region.

State-sponsored Assassinations in International Politics, History, and Law, Swansea University, Swansea Dr. Alex Waterman (Speaker)