Regional Overview: Asia-Pacific | August 2023
Overview of political and conflict activities in Asia-Pacific during August 2023
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Asena Karaçalti
Afghanistan and South Asia Assistant Research Manager
Asena is the Afghanistan and South Asia Assistant Research Manager at ACLED and has been with the organization since May 2017. Asena has previously worked as the Central Asia & the Caucasus Research Manager and Africa Research Manager at ACLED. She holds a BA in Law from Ankara University and an MSc in Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies from KU Leuven. Her research interests focus on the transit experiences of migrant and refugee populations and political violence across the Middle East and Afghanistan. She has past experience as a lawyer and as an expert in migration and asylum organizations.
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