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I am the General Manager of STRATEGIECS Think Tank, a research center based in Amman, Jordan. At STRATEGIECS, we aim to assist decision- and policy-makers in the Middle East by producing strategic research and offering recommendations to those in the field of international relations, diplomacy, and counterterrorism; in particular, governments, international institutions, and economic entities.
We also conduct assessments of political, military, security, and economic strategies, highlighting their weaknesses and strengths, investigating their ability to achieve desired goals.
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Roman Vakulchuk works as Head of Climate and Energy Research Group at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), a think tank in Norway. He holds a PhD in Economics from Jacobs University Bremen in Germany. He advised international organizations (e.g., ADB, OECD, World Bank) and government institutions in Central Asia, Southeast Asia and Europe on economic reform, climate change and energy education. He is Co-Founder of the Central Asian Development Institute (CADI). In 2013, Vakulchuk was awarded the Gabriel Al-Salem International Award for Excellence in Consulting.
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Anas Alqassas is a researcher and commentator on international security, machtpolitik, global strategy and international development, with expert background in geopolitical risk analyses and strategic forecasting.
For many years, he served as a consultant and Subject-Matter Expert at UNDP, ILO, UNDPPA, WBG, GIZ & UNGC; along with other governmental and international organizations.
Mr. Alqassas is an active member in some of the world's most renowned institutions in social and political science such as IPSA, IPRA & United Nations Associations (Egypt / USA) along with some others.
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I am an Associate Professor of Economics, currently based at the Institute for Development Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Enugu Campus, Enugu. I a university-based scholar with more than twenty-five years of experience. I hold MA Development Studies (University of Leeds, UK), MSc. Economics (University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and BSc. (ED) Economics (University of Jos, Nigeria). My area of research expertise is inclusive development. I have offered development policy advisory services to many government agencies in Nigeria and development partners.
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Nicholas Netto is currently Senior Lecturer at the Singapore University of Social Sciences. He graduated with First Class honours in Social Work from the National University of Singapore, and obtained his Master of Science (Distinction) in Evidence-Based Social Intervention at the University of Oxford.
Prior to joining SUSS, Nicholas held appointments at the Singapore Prison Service, Tote Board (Ministry of Finance), and the Innovation Lab at the Public Service Division (Prime Minister’s Office) where he applied Behavioural Insights and Design Thinking to improve policies and programmes.
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Economist at University of California San Diego and U.S. NOAA Fisheries specializing in conservation, marine issues, distributive justice, equity, fairness, international tunas, deep-seabed mining, applied econometrics, technological change and productivity. Ph.D. in Applied Economics, M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Applied Economics, University of California Berkeley. 160 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, 11 co-authored or co-edited books. Architect of both national and potential natural resource management plan. Experience at WorldFish Center, FAO, Malaysia, Intl Seabed Auth, Inter-Am TropTuna Com
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Professor of Sociology, University of Bristol. Research exploring the nature and drivers of different ethnic and religious identities and health and other inequalities, focusing particularly on the impact of racisms and other structural and social determinants. Motivated by the need for the more effective engagement of marginalised groups in the co-production of research, policy and practice. Long history of collaboration with non-academic organisations. Member of the Inclusive Data Taskforce for the UK Statistics Authority.