John Buchanan

John A. Buchanan is an independent scholar based in Thailand and a member of the Eur-Asian Border Lab Community at Tallinn University, where he previously worked as a researcher. His research investigates the intersections of conflict, state formation, and resource flows, with a regional focus on Mainland Southeast Asia. His publications include the monograph Militias in Myanmar (2016) and a recent book chapter, “The Politics of Criminality: The State, Opium, and Armed Groups in Burma,” in an edited volume (Gutiérrez Danton and Gutiérrez Sanín, Manchester University Press, 2025).