Contemporary middle eastern military history, conflict processes (ethno-political conflict and civil wars); the state, society and security in the Middle East.
International political economy, international organizations and the global investment regime, especially in the Middle East and North Africa, and the contestation of the international liberal order
The European Union and the formation of European society, the rise of populism in Europe, the role of the EU in the lives of its citizens, the correlation between cultural proximity and prospects of integration.
Ontological security of non-state actors and its impact on conflict resolution, International Law and Human Trafficking, Friendship between states, Social construction of peace and Conflict resolution.
Coercion and deterrence; Intelligence; Strategic culture; and the Middle East.
His doctoral thesis deals with the public uses of secrets by states for strategic purposes.
Timing of Civil unrest, Tipping Points, Prediction, Complex Systems, Socio-Physics Modeling, ABM simulations, NLP Machine Learning and Deep Learning Methodology, Big Data
History and theory of populism, populist and right-wing parties in Europe, the European Union, politics of identity, political discourse and political thought (liberalism, socialism, conservatism).
