Matthew Wheeler is a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group, where he writes reports and briefings focusing primarily on political conflict in Thailand and the insurgency in the country's southernmost provinces. As an ICWA fellow (Thailand, 2002-2004), he studied the realities of regional integration along the Mekong River from China to Vietnam. Matthew has researched Southeast Asian security issues for both US and Thai institutions including Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok and the RAND Corporation. He holds an MA in East Asian studies from Harvard University.