Kota Watanabe
Organization/Affiliation
I am a diplomat-turned-political scientist studying state–society relations in civil war and their intersections with diplomacy and humanitarian aid in Myanmar, currently based in New York City. During my ten-year diplomatic career, I specialized in Myanmar and became fluent in Burmese. I am expected to be awarded a PhD from the Department of Development Studies, SOAS University of London in April 2025.
