Yasir holds an MPhil in International Relations from the University of Karachi. He also completed his BS in International Relations from the same university. He has been serving as a Research Officer and Teaching Associate at the University of Karachi. Research interests include:  

• Pakistan’s foreign policy and regional security dynamics in South Asia

• Human security, displacement, and ethnic marginalization

• Conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and international organizations

• Democracy, human rights, and socio-political reforms in Pakistan

• Afghanistan’s role in regional stability and cross-border relations

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Raisul holds a master’s in political science from Ohio University, and a bachelor’s in development studies from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Research interests include:

• Global Environmental Governance 

• Climate Financing for the developing nations

• Climate Change and Vulnerability

• Climate Adaptation, Poverty Reduction, and Food security

• Regional Trade and Connectivity

Amjid holds an MPhil in International Relations and an MSc in Communication Studies from the University of the Punjab, Pakistan. He pursued graduate study in International Affairs at Missouri State University, where he earned a Graduate Certificate in International Affairs and served as a Graduate Assistant with the Peace Corps Prep Program and as a Summer Research Assistant in the Department of Political Science and Philosophy. Research interests include: 

• Climate Security, Global Climate Governance, and Climate-Induced Displacement

• AI Governance, Emerging Technologies, and Human Security

• Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding

• Religion, Conflict, and Security

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Rida is a Fulbright Scholar and holds an MA in International Development Studies and Political Science and a Graduate Certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Ohio University, and a BS from Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Pakistan. She has worked with the European Union, Oxford Policy Management, and the Central Asia Institute. Research interests include: 

• Global Development and Social Change 

• Political Economy of Foreign Aid 

• International Organizations and Global Cooperation 

• Gender, Power, and Social Transformation 

• Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the Global South 

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Sadaf Shabbir (she/her) holds a BA and an MA in International Relations with distinction from the University of Karachi, Pakistan. Research interests include:

• The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda

• Feminist approaches to peacebuilding and security

• The politics of war, conflict, and human security

• Forced migration, displacement, and refugee governance

• Conflict-related Sexual Violence (CRSV) and International Humanitarian Law

• Urban displacement and environmental security

Shivangi holds an MA in Political Science from Northeastern University and a BA in Political Science from Lady Shri Ram College for Women at the University of Delhi, India. Research interests include:  

• Community-focused approaches to resilience and post-conflict recovery in conflict-affected societies 

• Transitional justice and reparative policy frameworks in conflict resolution   

• Feminist security studies  

• Local-global linkages in security governance, norms, and institutions.   

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Adhi is a Fulbright scholar and holds an MS in Global Studies and International Relations with a concentration in Conflict Resolution from Northeastern University, and a BA in International Relations from Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia. Research interests include: 

• Post-conflict democracy and democratic consolidation 

• Illiberal democracy and illiberal peacebuilding 

• Political stability and the institutionalization of democracy 

• Peacebuilding and conflict resolution 

• Democratic decline and institutional resilience 

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Laura holds a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies and a B.A. in Anthropology from The George Washington University. Research interests include: 

• Civil-military relations 

• Security sector governance and reform 

• Sovereignty politics and contested legitimacy 

• Resource nationalism and political economies of extraction 

• Multipolarity and competition in global development 

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Clara holds an MS in Conflict Management and Resolution from the University of San Diego and a double degree with a BA in International Relations from Tokyo International University and a BA in Creative Writing from Willamette University.  Research interests include:

• Transitional Justice 

• Peace and Conflict Resolution 

• International Law 

• Human Rights 

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Firmesk Rahim holds an MA in Global Governance and Human Security and a Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution from the University of Massachusetts Boston. She earned a bachelor's degree in English language from the University of Sulaimani. Research interests include: 

• Middle Eastern Studies, with a focus on the GCC, Iraq, Iran relations 

• International Relations and Foreign Policy

• Global Governance and International Organizations 

• Security Studies and Peacebuilding Processes 

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Zinia holds an MA in Asian Studies from Ohio University, as well as BSS and MSS degrees in Development Studies from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Research Interests include:

• Comparative Public Policy 

• Public Health and Policy 

• Migration and Refugee Studies

•  Climate Induced Displacement

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Alhassan holds an MA in Peace Research and International Relations from the University of Tübingen, Germany, and MA in Peace and Conflict Studies from Ankara Social Sciences University, Türkiye. Research interests include:

• Political economy of armed conflict and human security

• Terrorism, violent extremism, and transnational organized violence in Africa and the Sahel

• Local resistance, indigenous peacebuilding, and approaches to conflict transformation

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Oluchi has a LLM with specialization in democratic governance and rule of law from Ohio Northern Unv. and a MA in International Affairs from Baruch College, City University NY. Research Interests Include:

• Deepening democracy in developing countries

• Transitional Justice, Conflict Analysis and Resolution

• Elections

• International Law and Human Rights

• Multilateral Organizations, INGO’s, and CSO

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Imtiaz has a M.Phil. in International Relations from Univ. of Karachi (UoK) Pakistan. . Research Interests Include:

• Countering Violent Extremism & Terrorism

• Conflict Resolution & Crisis Management

• Peace and Security Studies

• Environmental Security

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Phil has a MA Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution from alisbury Univ and. B.Sc Economics and Development Studies , Alex Ekwueme Federal Univ., Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Nigeria. Research Interests Include:

• Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change, and Food Security

• Migration and Development

• Humanitarian Action 

• International Policy Analysis

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Seth has a MA in Coexistence and Conflict from Brandeis Univ. and a BSc Economics, National Univ Rwanda. Research Interests Include:

• Civil-Military relations in Africa

• Grassroot mechanisms for the prevention of violent conflicts

• Media and Politicization of violent conflicts

• Collective Memories and Conflict Cycle

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Maka has a MA in Security Studies from US Naval Postgraduate School and a MSc in Human Resource Management Univ. of Manchester. Research Interests Include:

• Gender perspectives on hybrid warfare

• Information warfare in Eastern Europe and post-Soviet Eurasia

• Human Security, Global Governance and International Organizations

• Security and defense institution building

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Iky has a MA in Nonprofit Management and Leadership from Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem and a BA Political Science, Univ. of Haifa. Research interests include:

• Impact measurement in the nonprofit realm

• Conflict Analysis and Resolution

• American Jewry’s relationship with Israel

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Buket holds a MA International Relations from Middle East Technical Univ. and a BA in International Relations from TOBB Univ. of Economics and Technology. Research interests include:

• Global Environmental Governance

• Environmental Peacebuilding, Climate and Disaster Diplomacy

• Human Rights and Human Security

• Environmental Law, Justice, Politics and the role of IOs, the UN, and NGOs

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George has a MA in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law from Oxford Brookes University and International Business Law from the University of Yaoundé II in Cameroon, with Post Graduate Diplomas in Global Health Law and International Environmental Law. Research interests include:

• Healthcare and Wellness Prerogatives

• Conflict Prevention, Mediation, and Peacebuilding

• Environmental Governance

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Sahar holds a MA in International Law from Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch. 

Research Interests include:

• Well-being of refugees and immigrants

• Social determinants of health

• Forced migration and Trauma

• Human dimensions of global environmental change

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Farman is a Fulbright Scholar and holds a MA in International Relations and a BA in Political Studies from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. Research interests include:

• Conflict Management

• Political Islam

• Identity Politics Concerning Pakistan

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Weston holds a MA in International Development Studies from Ohio University. Research interests include:

• Energy Transitions and Society in Developing Countries

• Politics of Natural Resource Governance

• Environmental Security Policy and Governance

• Climate Change and Environmental Justice

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Dominic has a MSc. in Political Science (International Relations) from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, an MA in Governance and Regional Integration from the African Union’s Pan African University, Institute of Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences (PAUGHSS) hosted by the University of Yaoundé II, Soa- Cameroon. Research Interests include:

• Trade and Regional Integration in Africa

• Global Governance and International Organizations

• Human Security

• Peacebuilding and Preventing Violent Extremism

• International Human Rights and the Proliferation of Small Arms

• Light Weapons and Transnational Organized Crime

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Lilian holds a BA in Global Affairs and an MA in Global Governance and Human Security from the University of Massachusetts Boston. She is interested in structural and systemic poverty as reflected in educational and economic outcomes in Southern Africa. She’s a Civic Action Project fellow (2023) and an Adam Smith fellow (2024 & 2025). 

Research Interests include:

• Structural and systemic poverty

• Spatial analysis with GIS

• Public policy and international organizations

• Education policy

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Abi holds an LLM in International Legal Studies from Georgetown University Law Centre, Research interests include:

• The Impact of the Global Governance System on Shrinking Civic Spaces

• Fragile States and Human Rights

• Natural Resource Governance and Climate Change

• Global Health Law and Corporate Accountability

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Adebobola holds a B.A in History and International Studies from Osun State University and an MA in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Ibadan. Research interests include:

• International Diplomacy

• Peace and Peacebuilding

• Conflict Analysis and Resolution

• Analysis of Conflict in the Social Media Space

• Early Warning and Early Response Systems.

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Ashraf is a Fulbright Scholar and holds an MA in Conflict Resolution from UMass Boston and a BA in International Relations from Kateb University, Afghanistan. Research Interests Include:

• Civil Society

• Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding

• Identity and Conflict (with a special focus on ethnic conflicts in Afghanistan)

• Peace Education in Conflict/post-conflict Societies

• Non-state Actors and Global Politics and Security.

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Augustine holds an MA in Terrorism, International Crime, and Global Security from Coventry University, UK, and a B.SC in Political Science from the University of Calabar, Nigeria. Research Interests include:

• Human Security of Displaced Communities (IDPs &Refugees)

• Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime

• SALW Proliferation and Armed Conflict in Sub-Sahara Africa

• Geopolitics and National Security Policies

• Intelligence, Local Security and Resilience

• Global Policy and Development Intervention.

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• Pao holds an MS in Environmental Studies from the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service, Ohio University, and a MA in Conflict Resolution from UMass Boston. Research interests include:

• Conflict Resolution

• Socioenvironmental Security, including health security, food security, gender equity

• Global Governance 

• Latin American Studies 

• Human Rights

• Science Diplomacy and Sustainable Forest Management by Indigenous People and Local Communities

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Sat holds a BA in International Relations and an MA in Peace Studies of International Relations from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. Research interests include:

• Global Health and Health Equity

• Civil Society and Transnational Advocacy Network

• Human Security and Community Development

• Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding.

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Amadou holds a BA in Development Studies from the University of The Gambia and a MA in International Development Studies from Ohio University.  Research interests include: 

• Voting Rights and Diaspora Participation in African Politics 

• Migration and Development  

• International Political Economy 

• Forest Policy and Climate Change

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Carl holds a MS in Healthcare Emergency Management from Boston University and a BS in Information Management & Technology from Syracuse University.  Research interests include: 

• Ethics and decision-making methods

• Intersectional approaches in global crisis response

• Multilateral humanitarian response and recovery mechanisms

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Christine holds an MA degree in Political Science with a focus on comparative politics from UNH. Research interests include:

• Non-governmental organizations in global governance

• International relations and comparative policy analysis  

• Organizational theory

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Jiedine has a MA in Public Policyfrom The Carsey School of Public Policy, UNH.  Research interests:

• International environmental policy and relations 

• Mitigating risk of conflict over transboundary natural resource management.

• International diplomacy and peace

• United Nations system for the environment and the role of international organizations in mitigating conflict

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Brian holds a BA in Botany from Trinity College, Dublin, and a MS  in Ethnobotany from the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.  Research interests include:

• Institutional Reform and Change Management

• Action Research

• Climate Change Adaptation 

• Global governance, environment, and climate change

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Stephen holds an MA in International Development and Social Change from Clark University, and a BA in History, minor in Middle Eastern Studies, from Worcester State University.  Research interests include:

• Non-State actors in International Relatio s

• Conflict and Social Change

• Refugee Agency and Identity

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Judit is a policy researcher and consular technical assistant. Her research explores the multi-level governance and the climate and health dimensions of transportation policies in cities.

• Research interests include:

• Public policy process

• Comparative politics

• Multilevel Governance

• Environmental Health

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Aamir is a Fulbright Scholar and holds an MPhil in Political Science from GC University Lahore, Pakistan. Research interests include:

• Human Rights and Human Security

• Women Rights, Gender & Development

• Transnational Relations & Social Inclusion

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Apollon holds an MA in Peace and Conflict Studies from UMass Lowell, a BA in Philosophy from Saint John’s Seminary, and a degree in Dental Laboratory Technology from Middlesex Community College. Research interests include:

• Overpopulation, urban development, waste management, and the environment.

• Effects of climate change migration on host nations.

• Middle East conflicts and peace initiatives.

• Refugee crisis in Lebanon.

Prince is a Fulbright Scholar and holds a BA & MA in Business Law from Marien Ngouabi University and s MA in Conflict Resolution from UMass Boston. Research interests include:

• The resource-conflict nexus

• Environmental peacebuilding and natural resource governance

• Child soldiers

• Global governance of migration and human security in Africa

• Social activism in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Non-violent social movements in Africa

• Mediation and negotiation

Carlos has a Law degree from St. Bonaventure University, Colombia and an MA in Global Development and Peace Studies from the University of Bridgeport, CT. Research interests include:

• International Law and Development

• Conflict Analysis and Resolution

• Corporate accountability and International Human Rights mechanisms 

• Transitional justice in post-conflict and fragile settings

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Uluç holds a BA in International Relations from Ankara University, Turkey and an MA in International Relations from Bilkent University, Turkey. Research Interests Include:

• Conducting research on various conceptions of human security and their uses in different cases

• Global governance of migration and refugees

• Syrian refugees in Turkey and their governance

• The effects of climate change on international and human security

• Global governance of climate change

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Leenaholds a postgraduate diploma in Development Support Communication and MA in Mass Communication from the University of the Punjab Pakistan, MPhil in International Development Studies from Iqra University Pakistan. Research Interests Include:

• Gender and informal sector of the economy

• Prospects for rural development and hazards of urbanization in Southern Asian region

• Information and communication technology for human development

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Alan holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Political Science and earned an MA in International Affairs from The New School University. Research Interests Include:

• Global energy governance

• Economic and energy security in the Greater Black Sea region

• The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)  

• Post-soviet “frozen conflicts” nationalism 

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Prince holds a BS in Marine Business and Commerce from New York Maritime, an MA in Transportation and Logistics Management from American Military University, and an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College. Research Interests Include:

• U.S. national security strategy

• Food security and sustainable agriculture

• The interconnection between human security/food security and U.S. national security 

• Using Realism IR theory to address human security/food security challenges 

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Candace an MS in International Studies with a focus on International Human Development, Society, and Education, as well as a BS in Finance and a minor in International Business from Oklahoma State University. Research Interests Include:

• Global Environmental Governance

• Gender and Environment

• Illegal Wildlife Trade Policy and Practice

• Environmental Justice

• (De)colonization and Indigenous Rights and Politics

• Community-based and Intersectional Approaches to Wildlife Conservation

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Roberto “Nick” Rico has a BA and MA in Political Science from the University of New Hampshire, Durham. Research Interests Include:

• International illicit economies and their relationship with legal economies

• Drug decriminalization and legalization regimes

• Resource politics and resource-driven conflict

• Latin America

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Nancy Riordan holds a Master of Science International Relations, University of Massachusetts Boston and a Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence, Penn State. Research Interests Include:

• Global space governance 

• National space policy

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Mario Sholds a master’s degree in sociology from Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO-Ecuador). He did his undergraduate studies in sociology at Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno (Bolivia).Research Interests Include:

• Medical sociology/anthropology

• Medical pluralism

• Global health policies related to intercultural health practices

• Digital medicine 

• Indigenous people´s political movements from Americas

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Shino holds a master’s degree in Conflict Resolution from UMass Boston and master’s degrees in Political Science and International Relations from the Ohio University and the University of Delaware. Research Interests Include:

• Minority rights

• Religious freedom

• Conflict analysis and resolution

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Anna has an LL.M. in Legal Regulation of Public Administration and Human Rights from both Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania). Research Interests Include:

• Global environmental governance

• Implementation of environmental conventions

• Sustainable development and sustainable production and consumption patterns

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Hannah has an MA in Sustainable International Development and an MA in Coexistence and Conflict from Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy and Management. Research Interests Include:

• Corporate social responsibility and sustainable governance

• International and local governance for crisis management

• Religious and inter-ethnic coexistence

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Beth graduated with a BA in anthropology from Amherst College and a masters in international affairs from SIPA, Columbia University. Research Interests Include:

• Multi-party conflict resolution and consensus-building

• Conducting conflict and stakeholder assessments

• Facilitating dialogue with Christians and Hindus 

• Spearheading efforts to promote company-community dispute resolution. 

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