Research Focus
My core expertise is in civil wars, rebel governance, and post-conflict political orders, with long-standing work on Kurdistan and Sri Lanka. I study how armed groups build and transform political authority, including power-sharing arrangements and the institutions of de facto authorities such as the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES).
Current Work: Food Security & Conflict
I am a Research Fellow with the ITALIM project (“Italy and the International Politics of Food Security”) at the University of Naples “L’Orientale”. My current research examines the politics of food security in conflict-affected settings, linking academic research with practitioner needs.
Political Risk & Early Warning
I have worked on political risk analysis and early warning systems, focusing on crisis recognition failures and institutional knowledge filters, with empirical work on Sri Lanka and Israel–Palestine.
Regional Focus
My research includes sustained engagement with Kurdistan, Sri Lanka, and the wider Middle East, with attention to governance in (post-)conflict plural societies.
Fieldwork & Methods
I have conducted fieldwork in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, Turkey, and Sri Lanka, and I work with interviews, field observation, conflict datasets, and document analysis.