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    Bibek Chand, Ph.D.

    Bibek Chand

    Assistant Professor

    Phone678-717-3704

    bibekchand.com

    Office locationStrickland Academic, 149, Gainesville

    Area(s) of Expertise: Security studies, Sino-Indian relations, small states in international politics, geopolitics

    Education

    • Ph.D., International Relations, Florida International University, 2018
    • M.A., International Studies, Florida International University, 2015
    • B.A., International Relations & Political Science, Wartburg College, 2012

    Research/Special Interests

    Dr. Chand's broad research interest areas include foreign policy, security studies, and geopolitics. Specifically, he is interested in the dynamics of security in South Asia, Sino-Indian interactions in the Asia-Pacific, small states in international politics, and the emerging notion of the Indo-Pacific in strategic studies.

    Publications

    “Dynamics of Rivalry between Geographically Contiguous Regional Powers: The Case of Sino-Indian Competition.” Asian Politics & Policy Vol.11, No.1 (2019), pp. 123-143.

    “Southeast Asian Hedging and Indo-Japanese Strategies for Regional Balance: Managing China’s Rise.” The Air Force Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs Vol. 2, No.1 (2019), pp. 23-56. (with Zenel Garcia and Kevin Modlin).

    “Disaster Relief as a Political Tool: Analysing Indian and Chinese Responses after the Nepal Earthquakes.” Strategic Analysis Vol. 41, No.6 (2017), pp. 535-545.

    “Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Border Minorities in China’s Foreign Relations with South Asia.” Journal of Borderlands Studies, (October 2017). Published online (with Lukas K. Danner).

    “Power Politics and Securitization: The Indo-Japanese Nexus in Southeast Asia.” Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies Vol. 4, No.2 (2017), pp. 310-324 (with Zenel Garcia).

    “Implications of the Dragon’s Rise for South Asia: Assessing China’s Nepal Policy.” Strategic Analysis 40, No.1 (2016), pp. 26-40 (with Lukas K. Danner).

    “Sino-Indian Relations and EU Development Policies in Nepal” in EU Development Policies: Between Norms and Geopolitics? Edited by: Sarah L. Beringer, Sylvia Maier, and Markus Thiel. Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.

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    Bibek Chand's CV (PDF)
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