He writes for The Washington Times, Asia Times, The Irrawaddy, ISN Security Watch, World Politics Review, and others. He has worked in and reported from over 30 countries. In addition to covering southeast Asia, he has covered war in Darfur, Somalia, eastern DRC; Kosovo’s declaration of independence; the aftermath of the Pakistan earthquake; politics in Lebanon; elections in Northern Ireland; TNCs from the ‘developing’ world; the EU ‘Lisbon Treaty’; and regional and global economic issues. His chapters on security and politics in Sudan were published in Beyond Settlement (Associated University Press, 2008).His website is simonroughneen.com