Sandra Destradi

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Dr. Sandra Destradi is a research fellow at the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies / Institute of Asian Studies in Hamburg, Germany. She studied International Relations and Diplomacy at the University of Trieste, Italy, and was awarded a PhD from the University of Hamburg in 2009. Her current research interests are regional security and regional conflict management, with a particular focus on South Asia. At IDSA, she works on regional conflict management in the case of Afghanistan and on India’s Afghanistan policy. Among her publications are the monograph Indian Foreign and Security Policy in South Asia (Routledge) and articles in international journals, among others Review of International Studies, Asian Survey, and Democratization.

Visiting Fellow
Email:-sandra[dot]destradi[at]giga-hamburg[dot]de
Phone:-+91 11 2671 7983

Publication

Difficulties of Regional Cooperation for Afghanistan: An Alternative Interpretation

This article addresses the question of why regional cooperation among Afghanistan’s neighbours has been so difficult despite these countries’ common concerns. To answer this question, Afghanistan is conceptualised as placed at the core of overlapping regions: South Asia, the Middle East, Central Asia and, through China’s influence, East Asia. Over the past decade, interactions among different regions ‘through’ Afghanistan have increased, and overlap has intensified.

Published: March 2015
Strategic Analysis

Global Governance Debates and Dilemmas: Emerging Powers’ Perspectives and Roles in Global Trade and Climate Governance

The growing international influence of so-called emerging powers has had a major impact on global governance, leading to new challenges for established and emerging powers alike. This contribution outlines the expectations of established powers and the debates on the state of global governance in the field of International Relations, as well as the positions and policies of emerging powers.

Published: January 2015
Strategic Analysis

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