Bryan M. Sims

Bryan M. Sims is an analyst with the States in Transition Observatory (SITO) unit at Idasa. He previously worked for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) in Washington, DC. Sims is a founding member of the South Africa-Washington International Program (SAWIP), and has served on its board of directors since 2006. He holds an MA, with honours, in International Conflict Analysis from the University of Kent in the United Kingdom, and a BA in both International Relations and Political Science from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Currently, he is pursuing a PhD at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.