Amara Thiha

Amara Thiha

Doctoral Researcher

Amara Thiha is a Doctoral Researcher at PRIO taking part in the POPAGANDA project. He is enrolled in the PhD programme (ABD) in Sociology at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, and holds a Master Degree in History and Informatics from Uppsala University and Örebro University in Sweden.

Amara has significant experience in Government Related funded projects by providing Technical Support to Negotiators on Security Issues and developing Roadmap for Security Sector Development (DDR-SSR) in Myanmar. He has over 8 years’ experience in Research and Programme management for Ceasefire Negotiation and Monitoring, Security Dialogue in the Peace Process, Conflict monitoring, Foreign Policy Analysis, Public Diplomacy strategy and Rule of Law in Myanmar, US, Sweden and Portugal. He was also part of a PRIO project through a partner organisation in 2020–2021.

Work positions
2022–2024
Doctoral ResearcherPeace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
2022
Visiting FellowInternational Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)SEAYLP Visiting Fellow
2018–2021
Research DirectorMyanmar Institute for Peace and Security (MIPS)Security Dialogue Program & China Desk
2018–
Non-Resident FellowStimson CenterChina Program
2017
Visiting FellowStimson CenterWilliam P.Fuller Fellow for Peace Building , China Program
2016
Senior Research ManagerJoint Ceasefire Monitoring CommitteeResearch Department
2012–2015
Senior Program OfficerMyanmar Peace CenterCeasefire Negotiation and Implementation Programme
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