Basmah Arshad

Basmah Arshad is currently pursuing a Masters in International and Regional Studies, with a specialization in Chinese Studies. Her research is centered around modern to contemporary borderlands history and politics in Asia, with a focus on cultural borders in China. Arshad is broadly interested in human security and regional conflict in Asia, especially China and South Asia. As an undergraduate, she completed two theses, the first of which analyzed the gender-based violence and refugee crisis during and after the Partition of India. The second thesis examined cultural, political, and physical borders related to China, with the analysis concentrated around China’s efforts to control the citizenry of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Xinjiang.