Dr. Ramcharan is the Executive Director at Asia Centre. He is Professor of International Relations in Bangkok, Thailand. His professional experience spans academia, international organizations and the private sector. He has worked in the cooperation for development sector for many years in an international organization, implementing capacity building programmes and undertaking training of human resources for the benefit of developing countries. He has taught and researched on international security, human security, human rights and democracy and intellectual property rights. He has lived in Europe, North America, South Asia, Southeast Asia and South America. He has lectured in Canada, India, Singapore, Switzerland and Thailand. He holds a Ph.D and and M.A. (DES) in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. He also holds an MA from the London School of Economics and Political Science, an LLM and an LLB from the University of London, and a B.A. Honours from Queen’s University in Canada.  He was Post-Doctoral Fellow with the Center for International Peace and Security Studies of McGill University and the University of Montreal.