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Samuel M. Makinda

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Professor of Security Studies, Murdoch University

Samuel M. Makinda is Professor of International Relations and Security Studies at Murdoch University, Perth, Australia. He previously served on the Australian Foreign Minister's National Consultative Committee for International Security Issues. He has been a Research Associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, a Guest Scholar at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, and a Senior Associate Member of St. Antony's College, University of Oxford. He is a former editor of the Nairobi-based Daily Nation newspaper.

Experience

  • 1989–present
    Professor of International Relations and Security Studies, Murdoch University

Education

  • 1986 
    Australian National University, PhD

Publications

  • 2008
    The African Union: Challenges of Globalization, Security and Governance, (London, Routledge)

Honours

Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear (EBS). (This is one of the highest Kenyan civilian honours)