Mr. Philip Reid is a Visiting Fellow with the IDSA’s West Asia Centre. His research encompasses strategic infrastructure initiatives and the broader connectivity narrative in the Greater Central Asian region. His specific area of interest at the IDSA relates to the strategic implications of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). 

Philip is currently a pre-doctoral candidate at King’s College London and has recently concluded a service career in the British Armed Forces. Prior to joining King’s, he read Classical Persian Literature at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and has a wider interest in Islamic languages and culture.

Recent Papers

• Qualifying the External Causal Narrative of Structural Change in Qajar Persia (SOAS, 2017).
• An Analytical Account of ‘The Greek and Chinese Artists’ by Jalal-al-Din Rumi (SOAS, 2017).
• Contouring the Zhukovski Model: Anachronism, Khamr and the Saqi in Classical Persian Poetry (SOAS, 2017).
• The Privatization of State-Owned Enterprises in Egypt and the Lebanon: Outcomes and Constraints (SOAS, 2016).