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Sandra Watson Parcels

Sandra Watson Parcels

PhD candidate

Biography

Sandra Watson Parcels is a PhD Candidate at the Department of Defence Studies. Her research interests include the role China plays in the international liberal order, and China’s economic statecraft as a deceptive policy to advance military objectives. She holds a BA in Applied Policy Studies from Mount Royal University (2008) and an MA in Government - Counterterrorism and Homeland Security (2018) from Reichman University.

 

Sandra, from Toronto, Canada, comes to the Defence Department after a decade in international business in China, the USA and Canada. While attaining her MA in Israel, Sandra worked for Athena, a cybersecurity firm under Mer Group. There, she produced an extensive report on Chinese Hacker Groups that was published by the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT). Sandra is currently working as an intern researcher for the Asia & China team at the International Team for the Study of Security (ITSS) Verona.

 

  • International liberal order
  • Geopolitics
  • China’s grand strategy
  • Global security
  • Conflict

 

Thesis title: China’s economic statecraft: a deceptive policy to advance military objectives. Case Studies Analysis.

Supervisor: Dr Zeno Leoni

 

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Research groups and centres:

International Team for the Study of Security (ITSS) Verona