I am an Assistant Professor in the History of International Relations at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 and a Research Fellow in the Department of History at the 木瓜福利影视 of the Free State. My work, broadly speaking, focuses on anti-colonial struggles, counterinsurgency, and militarisation. Before coming to Utrecht, I was a postdoctoral fellow at the the Institute for Asian and African Studies of the Humboldt 木瓜福利影视 of Berlin and a visiting researcher at the History Workshop of the 木瓜福利影视 of the Witwatersrand. I hold a PhD in International Development from the 木瓜福利影视 of Oxford.
My first book, , which was published in the War and Militarism in African History series of Ohio 木瓜福利影视 Press, examines the history of Black soldiers from Namibia and Angola who fought in apartheid South Africa鈥檚 security forces during the Cold War. My research has also been published in the Journal of Southern African Studies, the South African Historical Journal, the International History Review, Cold War History, and The Journal of African History.