Shane Joshua Barter Editor & Author

Shane Joshua Barter is Associate Professor at Soka University of America, where he serves as Director of the Pacific Basin Research Center. He has written several books and numerous journal articles related to Southeast Asia, armed conflicts, democracy, separatism, and territorial autonomy.

William Ascher is the Donald C. McKenna Professor of Government and Economics at Claremont McKenna College. His research focuses on development policy, natural-resource and environmental policy, political psychology, and international organizations. His predominant geographic foci are Latin America and Southeast Asia.