Order in Civil Wars, Counterinsurgency, Ceasefires, NE India, Co-Editor of Civil Wars Journal. Lecturer in Peace Studies and International Development, University of Bradford. Guitars, Leeds United FChttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwaterman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwaterman.bsky.social/post/3makzeww7bk24Early Christmas present! Very excited to have signed a contract with Oxford University Press to publish "Managing Insurgency: Counterinsurgency and Order Negotiation in Northeast India." Watch this space in 2026!22 Dec 2025 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:cbywpmfcynp7b4rxl27hymo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3makzeww7bk24https://bsky.app/profile/alexwaterman.bsky.social/post/3lvkwiukhps25Nice to see that my India Review article with Ben Holt analysing variation in the character of state-rebel conflict across Northeast India's "Highland," "Heartland" and "Hinterland" conflicts is the journal’s 3rd most-read article in the last year! Read it Open Access here: lnkd.in/e-6XjJEw04 Aug 2025 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:cbywpmfcynp7b4rxl27hymo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvkwiukhps25https://bsky.app/profile/alexwaterman.bsky.social/post/3lttl3qiras2pReports of large-scale drone strikes against northeast Indian insurgent camps in Myanmar. As with most other conflict zones, the Northeast/Sagaing border area has gradually seen the arrival of drone warfare over the last couple of years https://www.pratidintime.com/latest-assam-news-breaking-news-assam/tinsukia/indian-army-carries-out-major-drone-strikes-on-ulfa-i-nscnk-camps-in-myanmar-949065113 Jul 2025 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:cbywpmfcynp7b4rxl27hymo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lttl3qiras2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwaterman.bsky.social/post/3lq5l4dd52k2qIn this open-access article with @jamesworrall.bsky.social in the Journal of Strategic Studies, we theorise how specific elements of knowledge - in this case knowledge of insurgencies - are integrated, negotiated and codified into doctrine https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2025.248782827 May 2025 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:cbywpmfcynp7b4rxl27hymo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5l4dd52k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwaterman.bsky.social/post/3lpbk6hiivc2iIndia and Pakistan have agreed a precarious peace – but will it last? My short piece with @sudhirselvaraj.bsky.social https://theconversation.com/india-and-pakistan-have-agreed-a-precarious-peace-but-will-it-last-256618?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton16 May 2025 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:cbywpmfcynp7b4rxl27hymo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpbk6hiivc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwaterman.bsky.social/post/3ljxa26lm7s2i***New Open Access Publication!*** In this India Review article co-authored with Ben Holt, we develop a new typology capturing variation in state-rebel conflict across Northeast India https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14736489.2025.2454792#abstract09 Mar 2025 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:cbywpmfcynp7b4rxl27hymo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljxa26lm7s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwaterman.bsky.social/post/3ljxa26lm7s2i***New Open Access Publication!*** In this India Review article co-authored with Ben Holt, we develop a new typology capturing variation in state-rebel conflict across Northeast India https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14736489.2025.2454792#abstract09 Mar 2025 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:cbywpmfcynp7b4rxl27hymo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljxa26lm7s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwaterman.bsky.social/post/3ljnmxx45x22oGreat end to a productive @isanet.bsky.social in Chicago! Presented preliminary research with Ryan O'Connor on the relationship between Naga rebel narratives and conflict events during a fascinating panel on rebel governance. Fascinating papers and super helpful discussion - thank you all! #IA202505 Mar 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:cbywpmfcynp7b4rxl27hymo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljnmxx45x22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwaterman.bsky.social/post/3ljimqfdngk2dThe calm before last night’s @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social reception @jamesworrall.bsky.social @hyyppati.bsky.social Great to see so many contributors to and friends of the journal, to meet many new faces and to learn about lots of exciting new projects!03 Mar 2025 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:cbywpmfcynp7b4rxl27hymo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljimqfdngk2d