Manaswini Ramkumar is a doctoral candidate in International Relations at the School of International Service, American University. Her research is focused on civil-military relations in the context of democratic erosion and is supported by the American Political Science Association’s Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs and The Association for Documentary Editing. Prior to her Ph.D., she worked as an associate research fellow at the Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies in Singapore and was a lecturer in professional military education to the Singapore Armed Forces.

Author: Manaswini Ramkumar