Laura Khor
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st-andrews.ac.uk
Thesis Title
The Construction of Failed States
Supervisor
Dr. Anthony Lang
Thesis Topic
Failed States
Research Interests
Failed states, counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism, terrorist rehabilitation programs, Afghanistan, Malaysia, and Somalia.
Papers
“Malaysia, Truly Asia: Counter-insurgency Theory Into Practice,” The University of St Andrews School of International Relations Research Seminars, The University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland, UK, October 2010.
“Malaysia’s Terrorist Disengagement Program: COIN Theory into Intelligence Practice,” International Studies Association Conference, New Orleans, LA, USA, February 2010.
“Malaysia’s Terrorist Disengagement Program: COIN Theory into Intelligence Practice,” The University of St Andrews Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, Conference: “Terrorism from a Multidisciplinary Perspective,” University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland, UK, September 2009.
“Terrorist Rehabilitation: The Malaysian Way to “Win Hearts and Minds,” Conference: “Broad Horizons, Wide Boundaries’ Multi-disciplinarity, Inter-disciplinarity & the Study of Peace & Conflict,” Scottish Peace & Conflict Studies, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland, UK, April 2009.
“The Malaysia, Truly Asia Counterinsurgency Experience,” International Studies Association Conference, New York City, New York, USA, February 2009.
“A Terrorist Diagnosis for “Failed States,” University of Durham, Durham, England, Conference: “The Politics of Virtual States,” January 2008.
“Failed States: Somalia,” Malaysia Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Putra Jaya, Malaysia, August 2008.
“Somalia: Terrorist Safe Havens and American Proxy Wars,” The University of Edinburgh, Conference: “Northern PSA Postgraduate Conference,” June 2008.
“Somalia: Terrorist Safe Havens and American Proxy Wars,” The University of Essex, Conference: “Interpretive Policy Conference,” Colchester, Essex, England, June 2008.
Conferences
International Studies Association Conference, New Orleans, LA, USA, February 2010.
The University of St Andrews Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, Conference: “Terrorism from a Multidisciplinary Perspective,” University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland, UK, September 2009.
“Broad Horizons, Wide Boundaries’ Multi-disciplinarity, Inter-disciplinarity & the Study of Peace & Conflict,” Scottish Peace & Conflict Studies, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland, UK, April 2009.
International Studies Association Conference, New York City, New York, USA, February 2009.
University of Durham, Durham, England, Conference: “The Politics of Virtual States,” January 2008.
The University of Edinburgh, Conference: “Northern PSA Postgraduate Conference,” June 2008.
The University of Essex, Conference: “Interpretive Policy Conference,” Colchester, Essex, England, June 2008
Grants
Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland