Paul Sild
Paul Sild is SADF’s Research Assistant. He joined the team in March 2019. He holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Glasgow, where he wrote his dissertation on the EU’s normative power in development assistance with the ACP group. Before, International Relations, he studied Continental Philosophy at the University of Essex, specialising in post-structuralist philosophy and Hegel. Before joining SADF, he worked as a Project Assistant at the Unrepresented Nations and People’s Organisation in Brussels, where he focused on minority rights in Iran, Vietnam and Algeria.
Latest TSA
Pakistan’s “Three Ds” of Foreign Engagement (Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf on Substack)
An external confrontation can serve an internal purpose: keeping those in power beyond scrutiny.
Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf examines this connection through Pakistan’s “Three Ds” of foreign engagement: Delay India’s international advance, Distract from domestic governance failures and Discredit New Delhi abroad. His analysis links disputes over Kashmir and the...
Indus Water Treaty – Countering Pakistan’s War of Narratives (Siegfried O. Wolf on Substack)
Putting a water treaty on hold is not the same as stopping a river.
The dispute over the Indus Waters Treaty reveals how water, security and political narratives intersect in a changing South Asia. Understanding it requires looking beyond diplomatic accusations to the infrastructure that controls water—and the institutions that...
Truncation of Academic Freedom in Today’s Bangladesh (Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf on Substack)
Truncation of Academic Freedom in Today’s Bangladesh
Can universities sustain democracy when disagreement becomes dangerous?
In “Truncation of Academic Freedom in Today’s Bangladesh”, Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf argues that the post-2024 political transition has failed to secure independent campus governance. He describes forced resignations, political labelling and competing student organisations asserting...