In a significant milestone for African scholarship and independent media leadership, ScienceOpen, the global open-science discovery network, has appointed Max Nwabueze Amuchie as an Expert Member and Peer Reviewer in the field of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
The appointment, conveyed via official email on Tuesday, was based on Dr. Amuchie’s verified publication record through his ORCID profile. He joins an elite international cohort of scholars responsible for evaluating, validating, and advancing scientific, governance, and policy literature worldwide.
Dr. Amuchie serves as CEO and Theorist-In-Chief of Sundiata Post Media Ltd and Lead Researcher at the Sundiata Post Intelligence Unit (SPIU). He is widely recognised for developing original macro-theoretical frameworks that address complex geopolitical and security challenges in the Global South. His key contributions include:
The Insecurity Triad framework for African security analysis; The Trinity of State Decay (TSD) theory;
The Decoupling Sovereignty Index (DSI) — a quantitative tool for measuring state functionality and sovereignty. Related News Democracy: In 1999, we started as if we were going somewhere but we have since derailed - Idris Afreximbank secures double honours at 2026 IABC Gold Quill Awards for excellence in strategic communications 'Police will not recruit repentant terrorists, criminals into NPF'
