Biography
After his Bachelor Studies in International Politics and Spanish at the University of Stirling, Vegas started working for a Member of Parliament. He supports the MP in engaging with constituents by communicating on their behalf with government departments and local authorities.
His interests lie in the security sphere and the post-Soviet area, which has led him to attend educational programmes in Russia, Belarus and Georgia. Therefore he aims to pursue a career in the European sphere engaging with Russia, Central Asia and China.
As a University Representative for the Asia-Scotland Institute, Vegas has written on the Myanmar conflict, the Taliban’s foreign relations to its Central Asian neighbours and border conflicts between China, India and Bhutan in the Himalayas.
Publications
Hostilities in the Himalayas: China’s barren Frontier
From the 2nd February to the 5th February, the Royal Bhutan Army Chief Operations Officer, Lieutenant General Batoo Tshering, visited military institutes and met with the Indian Army chief and
The Waning Power of the Military Junta in Myanmar
In June 2023, despite peace talks held near the Chinese border involving officials from three influential ethnic armed organisations (EAOs), collectively known as the “Three Brotherhood Alliance”, and the military
January 2024
Middle East/West Asia Central Asia South Asia Southeast Asia East Asia