His research focuses on politics and civil-military relations in Myanmar and Pakistan. He is the author of “Strong Soldiers, Failed Revolution: The State and Military in Burma, 1962-1988” (National University of Singapore Press, 2013). His Japanese publications have appeared in “Tonan Ajia Kenkyu” (Southeast Asian Studies), “Tonan Ajia – Rekishi to Bunka” (Southeast Asia: History and Culture) as well as edited volumes.