Jason Wahlang

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Dr Jason Wahlang, is a Research Analyst, at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. His area of research includes peace and conflict, and foreign policy focusing on post-Soviet states particularly Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. He has published in academic journals and web portals.

He has completed his MPhil from the Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University and his dissertation was on “The Role of Identity in the Rise of the Secessionist Movements in Russia: A Case Study on Chechnya 1991-2004”.

He has completed his PhD from the Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. His doctoral thesis focused on the “Politics of Memory and the ‘Armenian Genocide’’’. He received his Doctoral Degree in August 2022.

Before joining MP-IDSA, Dr Jason worked as a Research Intern at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), New Delhi and Research Assistant at the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), New Delhi.


Research Analyst

Publication

The Rise of the Far Left and Far Right in German Politics

Research Analysts, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Jason Wahlang and Ms Saman Ayesha Kidwai’s co-authored article ‘The Rise of the Far Left and Far Right in German Politics’ has been published in Modern Diplomacy on 24 October 2024.
Germany has increasingly been beset with the rise of ‘isms’ due to the extremist narratives promoted by the far-left and far-right political, say the authors.

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Disclaimer: The views expressed by the authors are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

  • Published: 28 October, 2024

Post Prigozhin Wagner: What The Future Holds

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Jason Wahlang’s article ‘Post-Prigozhin Wagner: What the Future Holds’ has been published in myRepublica Nepal on 23 September 2023.

There were reports of other PMCs providing Wagner support during the Ukraine campaign in Bakhmut but they did not involve themselves in the coup attempts and were limited to serving their leadership and the Russian state. There is a limited chance that any other PMC would take up strong anti-state sentiments as Wagner did, and they would instead learn from the mistakes of Wagner and ensure a pro-state policy to ensure their long-term survival, says Dr Wahlang.

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  • Published: 23 September, 2023