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Marcus Andreopoulos is a full time PhD candidate in International History at LSE. His research explores British military and defence policy towards Pakistan in the first decade after the partition of the British Raj.
Marcus holds a BA in History from the University of Kent and an MSc in International History from the LSE. Currently, he is a Senior Fellow at the Asia-Pacific Foundation, with a focus on South Asia, and has conducted primary research throughout the Himalayas and Kashmir. He also works alongside NATO’s Defence Education Enhancement Programme, engaging in professional military education and defence curriculum development with partner nations in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, the Middle East, and the Balkans. Marcus’ work is supervised by Professor Kirsten Schulze, an authority on Political Islam.
PhD Title: "Disarming the Raj: Anglo-Pakistani Military Relations, 1945-1958"
PhD Supervisor: Dr Kirsten Schulze
Expertise
British Rule, Decolonisation, Post-colonial Statecraft, Pakistani Military Establishment
- ‘China-Pakistan Relations Are at a Crossroads’, The Diplomat, 20 July 2024
- ‘Pakistan’s Crumbling Security Situation Threatens China Ties’, Inkstick Media, 4 April 2024
- ‘How the Pakistani Military Stands to Gain from a Tussle with Iran’, Inkstick Media, 29 January 2024
- ‘Pakistan’s Expulsion of Afghan Refugees is Part of a Longstanding Crackdown’, Inkstick Media, 30 November 2023
- ‘Ties That Bind: The Dynastic Relationship Between The Bhuttos Of Pakistan And The Assads Of Syria’, 19FortyFive, 30 August 2023
- ‘China’s Border Talks With Bhutan Are Aimed at India’, Foreign Policy, 18 July 2023
- ‘Nepal’s New Government Faces a Stiff Test’, The Diplomat, 23 February 2023
- ‘Bite The Hand That Fed You: Imran Khan’s Populist Challenge for The Military’, 9DASHLINE, 22 February 2023
- ‘The F-16 And Nuclear Security: The Fault Lines in The U.S.-Pakistani Relationship’, War on the Rocks, 16 November 2022
- ‘Is Nepal Under China’s Thumb?’, Foreign Policy, 1 November 2022
‘The Radcliffe Award: A Sense of Injustice’,
Remembering Fallen Empires,
ISHA Spring Seminar, Belgrade,
April 2024