Dr Andrew Thomson
Lecturer
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics (HAPP)
Dr Thomson¡¯s research examines militias in civil wars such as in Colombia and the US sponsorship of paramilitary actors in the Middle East.
Dr Thomson¡¯s interests reside primarily in the areas of conflict analysis, political violence, and US foreign policy with a focus on pro-government militias in counterinsurgency and ¡°irregular¡± warfare. He focuses on the role of non-state armed actors such as militias and mercenaries in US foreign policy; examines the effects of mobilizing civilian self-defence forces/militias on the dynamics of violence in civil conflict; and is interested in the role of paramilitary forces or militias in the peace process in Colombia.
Field
Areas of Expertise
US counterinsurgency, US irregular warfare, US use of non-state armed actors, Militias in Colombia, Colombian peace process, militia actors in civil wars.
Media Experience
Dr Thomson has media experience, most notably with print media.
- , Washington Post Monkey Cage, December 2017
- , QPOL, December 2016
