I obtained my PhD at the London School of Economics’ Department of International Relations, and have previously taught at the LSE, and the Universities of Westminster and Birmingham. My latest monograph - ‘Russian Exceptionalism between East and West: The Ambiguous Empire’ (Palgrave) - provides a novel long-term approach to the role of Russia’s imperial legacies in its interactions with the former Soviet space. My current research interests include the International Relations of Eurasia, and Bourdieusian and post-liberal approaches to International Order.

Biography:

I was born in Beirut, Lebanon and grew up in Antwerp, Belgium in a multicultural (Armenian, Greek, German) family. I moved to the UK in 2005 to study International Relations, first at Royal Holloway, University of London, and subsequently at the London School of Economics, where I obtained by PhD under the supervision of Barry Buzan and Roy Allison. I have previously taught at the LSE, and the Universities of Westminster and Birmingham.