Dr. Ian Feinhandler, Professor of Geography and Global Studies at Sonoma State University, is available for comment on the current crisis in Myanmar.
Dr. Feinhandler can comment on political repression in Burma/Myanmar and why emergency supplies are being blocked by the government. In addition, Dr. Feinhandler can comment on the geopolitics of Burma/Myanmar, the history of the military dictatorship, the name-change from "Burma" to "Myanmar", the trade-relations that sustain the regime, illegal drug-production within the state, the uprising of September 2007, and the democracy movement led by Ang San Suu Kyi, winner of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize.
Dr. Feinhandler has conducted research on human rights abuse and the environmental destruction associated with the construction of a natural gas pipeline in Burma/Myanmar.
He is currently an Assistant Professor of Geography and Global Studies and teaches courses on geopolitics, resource wars, international development, and South Asia. He has presented his research at national and international conferences, and given guest lectures in his areas of expertise.
Contact Info:
Dr. Ian Feinhandler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography and Global Studies
Sonoma State University
Phone: 707-664-2195
Email: ian.feinhandler@sonoma.edu
