Melissa Cyrill (Phd) Email & Phone Number

New Delhi Area, India

Managing Asia Briefing website platforms, writing industry-focused and regional intelligence-based content, and producing business intelligence and market research for open-source and subscription publications. • Analyzing regional business information, statistics, tax and regulatory issues, and economic and political affairs in China, India, and emerging Asia • Intern recruitment and training • Managing a global editorial team• Implementing SEO best practices

Delhi

Idsa

IDSA – MEA West Asia 2030 Project- Contributed to this book project, sponsored by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, that aims to study the geopolitical underpinnings of the region with a view to analysing its changing security relations and balance of power configuration. - Contributed to a paper on Indian Migrants in the Gulf – Change with Stability in lieu of a scenario analysis out to 2030, in addition to developing policy recommendations for the MEA and MOIA.

New Delhi Area, India

IDSA – DRDO Strategic Trends 2050 (ST2050) Project- Contributed to this futures study project, sponsored by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (Ministry of Defence, India) that seeks to assess India’s strategic environment in the year 2050 by utilising trends-forecasting and scenario-building techniques.- Authored a research paper on the ‘Future of Democracy’.Journal of Defence Studies- Editorial intern for the peer-reviewed Journal of Defence Studies, a quarterly, refereed research periodical published by IDSA.- Responsible for co-ordinating with the editorial board, authors and reviewers, supervising copy-editing and research.Additional Achievements- Authored a research article on ‘Exploring Nehru’s China Strategy: 1949-1954’, which is intensively based upon academic insights gleaned from primary and secondary sources to contend popular narratives. It explores the dynamics of power and strategy, ideology and politics to understand Nehru’s foreign policy behaviour and preferences whilst dealing with the rise of a powerful neighbour in China. - Published original commentaries – ‘Tunisia’s Shaky Transition’ and ‘Conflict in Mali and the French Intervention’ as well as backgrounders – ‘New Egypt’s Democracy Woes: Challenges for President Morsi’ and ‘Murky Waters: Politics in the South China Sea’. - Published book reviews for the academic journal Strategic Analyses - Vol 37: 3.- Published country-assessments for the in-house newsletter Africa Trends.- Rapporteured for in-house seminars and conferences.

New Delhi Area, India

Responsible for editing online content such as the Urdu News Translations and the compilation of an Arab Constitution Database

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Arab Gulf Studies

Social media and political communication in Bahrain and the UAE after the Arab Uprisings.

Master Of Philosophy (Mphil), West Asian Studies

M.A, Politics; International Relations

B.A.(Hons), Political Science, First Division

Education record

Activities and Societies: Debating Society Editorial Board Drama Club Quizzing and Book Discussion