Dr. Fazal Wahab

Biography

Fazal Wahab is a doctoral candidate in International, Political, and Strategic Studies at the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University (ANU), Canberra. His research is generously supported by the Australian Government Research Training Program. Prior to commencing his doctoral studies, Fazal completed a Master of Arts in Social Research at the University of York, UK, which was funded by the UK Economic Social Research Council (ESRC), where he developed advanced expertise in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Erasmus Mundus+ programme, holding an International Master of Arts in Security Strategic Studies (IMSISS), which was funded by the EU, from the University of Glasgow and its consortium universities in Ireland and the Czech Republic. Fazal has participated in summer schools at institutions including the University of Cambridge and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway. He has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications and presented at international academic conferences. With significant practical experience in research analysis, Fazal has worked with governmental and non-governmental organisations in Europe and Pakistan, served as a Research Analyst at a private firm in London, and been a fellow at the Austrian Institute of International Affairs (OiiP) in Vienna, where he contributed to projects commissioned by the Austrian Defence Ministry. He also has teaching experience in Pakistan, where he taught courses in Political Science, Political Philosophy, and International Humanitarian Law.

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