Abigaël Vasselier

Abigaël Vasselier is the Asia and China program coordinator at the European Council on Foreign Relations. She graduated in a Master’s degree in Asian Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and in International Relations at Sciences Po Aix en Provence. She also studied at China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing.

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Articles by Abigaël Vasselier

Chinese Foreign Policy in South Sudan: the View from the Ground

This article draws on a number of interviews conducted in South Sudan by the author in June 2016. China’s foreign policy in South Sudan is undergoing significant changes due to

Media Appearances

Jamestown Senior Fellow Olevs Nikers interviewed by Newseek

Jamestown Senior Fellow Olevs Nikers was interviewed by Newsweek for their article “Has WWIII Already Begun?” on the current state of global conflicts. Nikers states,... MORE

Books and Reports

Militant Leadership Monitor – May 2015 Issue

The May 2015 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with a brief on trans-Saharan jihadist Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, who recently switched allegiance from al-Qaeda to the Islamic State, by Nicholas Heras. He follows with another on Abu Humam, who leads one of the local jihadist groups to defend the al-Yarmouk Palestinian... MORE