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ISAS Research Team
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Mr Didier Chaudet |
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Research Fellow
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isasdc@nus.edu.sg
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Introduction |
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Mr Didier Chaudet is a specialist of Pakistan and Central Asia, focusing on security-related and diplomatic issues. From 2007 to 2011, he taught at the Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po Paris) on South and Central Asia. In addition, he worked as a Researcher at the French Institute of International Relations (IFR) in 2008. He was a Fox Fellow at the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, Yale University from 2006 -2007. He received two M.A.s, including one in International Relations, from the Institute of Political Studies. He will defend a PhD thesis on the American foreign policy towards “Greater Central Asia” (post-Soviet Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan) after 9/11.
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Area of Interest and Expertise
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Pakistan’s Regional Diplomacy
Terrorism, Jihadism in Pakistan and Central Asia
Iranian Diplomatic Relations with South Asia and Central Asia
Great Powers’s Foreign Policies (US, Russia, China) toward the AfPak issue and the Post-Soviet Space (with a particular focus on Central Asia)
Interactions between Central Asia and South Asia
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Publications
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"Iranian and Pakistani foreign policies towards Afghanistan: what possible choices for 2014?", Defense Nationale, #758, pp.38-42.
"Taliban, foreign jihadists, and the post-2014 horizon: the security threats in Pakistan", Eurorient, #40, February 2013, pp.141-166.
"Perceived and Real Threats Coming from the South: the Impact of Iran and of the Afpak region on Post-Soviet Central Asian Security", Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, Vol.14, #3, 2012, pp.345-361.
"Jihadism and Instability in Pakistan : an Analysis",Rivista di studi politici internazionali, 2010, Vol.77, N°4, pp.531-546
“Jihad in the North Caucasus: the metamorphosis of Chechen pro-Independence Movement” (in French), Politique Internationale, Fall 2009, #125, p.223-240
“Who are the neo-Taliban?” (in French), Politique Internationale, Spring 2009, #123, pp.191-203
“The Jihadist Threat in Greater Central Asia (post-Soviet Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan)” (in French), Politique Etrangère, Summer 2008, Vol.3, pp.561-573
“Hizb ut-Tahrir: An Islamist Threat in Central Asia?”, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 2006, Vol.26, Issue 1, pp.113-125
“Islamism in Central Asia: an analysis” (in French), Eurorient, #20, October 2005, pp.3-36 "The Empire and Islam: the neoconservative vision of how to deal with the Muslim World" (in French),
Eurorient, #18, October 2004, pp.179-213
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"Who is mullah Baradar?", Huffington Post, 5th March 2013.
"2013: Pakistan at the crossroads", Huffington Post, 26th February 2013.
"Beyond the blame game", The News International, 17 December 2012
"The Taliban and the use of polio as a new weapon", Huffington Post - France, 7 August 2012
"Iranian diplomacy towards Afghanistan: a possible convergence with the Western world?", Huffington Post - France, 3rd August 2012
"Realism, not ideology", The News International, 17th July 2012.
“Difa-e Pakistan or the Pakistani Far Right: a threat for the US?”, Huffington Post (French section, in French), 3 July 2012
“The 12th SCO Summit: Overview and Consequences”,Huffington Post (French section, in French), 26 June 2012
“Understanding Pakistan Without Demonizing It”, Le Monde, 10 May 2011 (in French)
“What Future for Pakistani Christians?”, Le Figaro, 12 March 2011 (in French)
“Why We Are Fighting for Kabul”, La Tribune, 10 September 2008 (in French)
“China and the Jihadist threat”, Le Figaro, 5 August 2008 (in French)
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When Empire Meets Nationalism: Power Politics in the US and in Russia (with Florent Parmentier and Benoit Pelopidas), Ashgate, 2009, 215 pp.
The American Neoconservative Movement and Islam: an analysis (in French), UniversCites, 2005, 138 pp.
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"The impact of repression on Islamist radicalization: the case of post-Soviet Central Asia" in Aurelie Campana and Gerard Hervouet (dir.), Terrorists and Insurgents: conflictual dynamics and states' answers, Quebec: PUQ (Quebec University Press), pp.233-253
"The Afghan issue: its impact on South Asia stability" in Riaz Shaikh (ed.), Back from the Brink. India - China Ties Revisited, Karachi: Ushba Publishing International, 2012, pp.294-324.
“No Iron Curtain against the South: Islamist and Jihadist Influences on the post-Soviet space and Its Potential for Conflict”, in Anita Sengupta, Suchandana Chatterjee, Susmita Bhattacharya (ed.), Eurasia Twenty Years After: 1991 in retrospect, New Delhi: Shipra Publications, 2012, pp.275-288
“Iran and Pakistan: friends or competitors?”, in Michel Makinsky (ed.), Iran between regional and international players, Paris: L’Harmattan, 2012, pp.307-320
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(Selection, 2008-2012)
21st December 2012: invited by the EU Delegation in Islamabad to give a presentation to the European Military Attachés. Title of the paper:"What future for the FATA in Pakistan? Focus on South Waziristan".
24th November 2012: invited by Exeter University (Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies) to the conference “Central Asia: Politics, Society and Resistance” (23-25 novembre). Title of the paper: “Evolutions of Uzbek jihadism and the impact of Afghanistan : past, present, post-2014 future”
20th November 2012: Conference organized by the club “France-Turkmenistan”. Title of the papers: “post-2014 Afghanistan: what impact for Central Asia (focus on Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan)?”
19th November 2012: Hearing for the National Assembly, by the invitation of the think tank “France-Afghanistan” (bringing together academics and practitioners with an interest for Afghanistan). Title of the paper : “Analysis of the Afghan Taliban and the TTP in Pakistan : what are the risks for the stability of the AfPak region after 2014?”
18th October 2012, invited by the EU Centre (NUS, Singapore): “The EU foreign Policy towards Central and South Asia: focus on Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Iran”
12th – 14th November 2012: Invited by the European External Service (European Commission) for the 2-day conference on “Islam and Politics”. Title of the 3 papers :
- “Afghanistan – Pakistan. Political and religious background”
- “Who are the Taliban and their allies? Focus on the “enemy” in the AfPak region”
- “Islam, Islamism and jihadism in Central Asia. Past, Present, Prospective Future”
5th November 2012: invited by the Middle East Institute (NUS, Singapore). Title of the paper: “Afghanistan after 2014: what possible consequences for China and Central Asia?”
8th October 2012: invited by the Singaporean Foreign Ministry to discuss the possible regional impact of Afghanistan. 2-hour talk with analysts from the Central Asia – Middle East section of the ministry. Title of the paper: "The regional impact of the Afghan issue: a post-2014 prospective analysis".
13th September 2012: Invited by the Middle East Institute (NUS, Singapore). Title of the paper : “The War on Terror Seen from Islamabad : post-9/11 foreign policy and security challenges for Pakistan”
21st August 2012: Dunearn Dialogue (ISAS, NUS), Conference on EU-South Asia relations. Title of the paper : “French Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan: History and Prospective Analysis”
30th of November 2011: conference at CERI/Sciences Po, “Central Asia: the national independences twenty years after”. Title of the presentation: “Foreign Policy and influence of Central Asia’s neighbors: focus on Iran, the AfPak region, and China”.
12th of November 2011: Conference at the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute, Karachi. Title of the presentation : “False Friends, Real Competitors? The Afghan Policy of Iran, Russia, and the US, and what it means for Pakistan”
17th-20th of August 2011: presentation at the World International Studies Committee (WISC) at Porto, Portugal. Title of the presentation: “Revolution, stagnation, or chaos in Greater Central Asia, and what it means for their beighbors. Focus on Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan”.
5th of April 2011: Conference “Geopolitics, Rivalization, and Integration” organized in Paris by the Department of Political Science from the University of Oslo. Title of the presentation: “At the crossroads of the Middle East and Asia: geopolitical concerns and international tensions in Iran, Central Asia, and the AfPak region”.
23rd of March, 2011: invited to be part of the conference “The regionalization of the AfPak issue”, with H.E. the Afghan Ambassador to UNESCO, M. Muhammad Kacen Fazelly, at Ecole de Guerre (The Military School). Title of the presentation : “Thinking the ‘AfPak’ and its regional environment from a Pakistani point of view”.
15th of June 2010: presentation at the National Defense University (NDU) of Islamabad on the security issues in the post-Soviet space, and its impact for its Southern neighbors.
February 2010: two papers for the 2010 ISA convention, on jihadism in Greater Central Asia and on the security issues related to the Caspian Sea (in English).
15th of October 2009: Invited to talk to the DG Relex (Directorate General for External Relations) of the European Commission in Brussels for three presentations (in English):
- “Traditional Islam and its relations to the State in post-Soviet Central Asia”
- “Islamism and jihadism in post-Soviet Central Asia”
- “The external influences on Central Asian Islam”
25th of June 2009: Invited by IFRI (French Institute of International Relations) to participate to a panel on Russian and Chinese influence in Central Asia with Bobo Lo (Center for European Reform) and Nargis Kassenova. Subject of the presentation: “China and Russian visions and the challenge coming from the neo-Taliban” (in English).
17th of June 2009: invited by ISAS (Institute of South Asian Studies) at NUS (National University of Singapore). Subject of the presentation: “the Jihadist Security Issue in Pakistan: the problem and its causes” (in English).
22nd of April, 2009 : Invited by Pierre Mélandri, co-Director of the Observatory of American Foreign Policy, to give a talk at Sciences Po Paris on American foreign policy toward Uzbekistan (in French).
18th of February, 2009: Invited by the Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University. Title of the paper : “the Dragon confronted to Jihad : Security Issues and Chinese Diplomacy in Greater Central Asia” (in English).
18th of February, 2009: Presentation at the ISA (International Studies Association), at New York. Title of the paper: “The Crescent and the Bear: the Islamic Factor in Security Issues for Contemporary Russia” (in English).
16th of February 2009: Presentation at the ISA (International Studies Association), at New York. Title of the paper : “Hell is Paved With Good Intentions: US and Russia Toward Uzbekistan” (in English).
26th of September, 2008: Presentation at the RISA (Russian International Studies Association) Convention, at MGIMO, Moscow. Title of the paper : “The Possible Great Defeat: How the War on Terror Could Be Lost in Greater Central Asia” (in English).
21th of September, 2008: Presentation at the CESS (Central Eurasian Studies Society) Convention, at Georgetown University, Washington D.C. Title of the paper: “Al Qaeda in Central Asia? The IMU, the Uzbeki regime, and the American War on Terror” (in English).
15th of September, 2008: Presentation during the IFRI conference entitled “What role should the EU play in Post-Soviet Central Asia?”
26th – 29th of March, 2008 : Presentation at the ISA Convention for the Panel “The return of Empire in International Relations : the Russian and American Exemples” (in English)
8th of January, 2008: Invited by Thierry Ménissier at the EHESS (Institute for Studies on Social Sciences). Title of the presentation: “Imperial politics, foreign policy, and security from an American perspective” (in French).
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"Iran's diplomacy towards Afghanistan: A stabilising factor?", ISAS Working Paper #152, July 2012, 22pp.
“A Curse from God? Consequences of the Floods on Jihadist Influence in Pakistan”, ISAS Insight, No.116, 13 December 2010, 9 pp.
“When the Bear Confronts the Crescent : Russia and the Jihadist Issue, from Chechnya to Afghanistan”, China and Eurasia Forum Quaterly, 2009, Vol.7, issue 2, pp.37-58
“Islamist Terrorism in Greater Central Asia: the 'Al Qaidaization' of Uzbek Jihadism” (in English, French, and Russian), Russie.Nei.Visions (IFRI), 2008, 32 pp.
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