Mr. Rydqvist currently heads the Asia Security Studies programme at the Swedish Defence Research Agency. Mr. Rydqvist specializes in East and South Asian security. His research includes geostrategic dynamics in the India-Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran crescent. He also studies the dynamics of the strategic balance in East Asia and the Pacific theatre. His earlier work focused on WMD strategy in Asian nuclear powers as well as strategic weapons modernization and force transformation in key regional and global powers. Mr. Rydqvist received his B.A. in political science from the University of Stockholm and an M.A. in wars studies from Kings College, London.