Arwa Mokdad is a Middle East analyst with expertise in geopolitics, development, and public policy. Currently, she is a DPhil candidate researching conflict mediation within Yemen at the University of Oxford under the supervision of Professor Stathis Kalyvas. Her work focuses on local, regional, and international peace-building efforts within Yemen. By emphasising both the security interests of regional actors and the local buy-in necessary for sustainable peace, her research brings peace and security studies within dialogue.
She has worked and lived extensively in the MENA region, including a non-profit in Oman and refugee camps in Lebanon. Her work experience includes NGOs (Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation), think tanks (the International Center for Dialogue Initiatives, the Red Sea Initiative, NESA), and international institutions (the United Nations). Her articles have been featured in the Harvard Middle East Journal, Responsible Statecraft, and the New Arab. Arwa holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington in International Studies with a speciality in Human Rights and an MPhil in International Relations from the University of Oxford.
