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Address | RUSI (Qatar) PO Box 28282 Al Fardan Office Tower, Level 8 West Bay, Doha, Qatar
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Tel: | +(974) 4101 828 |
Fax | +(974) 4101 500 |
Staff
Mark Thomas, Deputy Director and Research Fellow
Mark Thomas received a Master’s degree in War Studies from King’s College London, and a Bachelor’s degree in International Politics and Strategic Studies from the University of Wales; Aberystwyth. His primary area of studies concerned the conduct of contemporary warfare, diplomacy, military transformation, and nuclear strategy.
Mark is a founding member of RUSI’s branch in Doha, Qatar. Prior to this he ran the Institute’s Middle East and North Africa Programme in London. In this position he was responsible for leading research projects, hosting private discussion meetings and organizing major public conferences on the leading debates about regional security in the Middle East and North Africa.
Mark’s main research interests focus on Gulf security; the Iranian nuclear crisis; Iraq; transnational terrorism; the possibilities of building new security regimes; and the role of hard and soft power in Middle East politics. Mark previously trained as a pilot in the RAFVR.
Tel: +(974) 5085 287
Email: markt@rusi.org
Charles Burnard, Research Assistant
Charles joined RUSI as a Research Assistant to the Qatar office in September 2009. He has completed an MA in Intelligence and International Security from King’s College, London and a BA in International Relations from the Australian National University, Canberra. His MA dissertation examined the relationship between Al-Qa’ida and the Southeast Asian organisation Jemaah Islamiyah.
Prior to moving to London, Charles worked for the Australian Government. He has also held positions at the Australian Embassy in Washington, DC, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute and the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence in London.
His research interests include Middle Eastern security, transnational terrorism, Islamic radicalisation, insurgency and Australian foreign policy.
Email: charlesb@rusi.org
Agnieszka Eile, Intern
Agnieszka joined RUSI in November 2009. She has completed an MA in International Relations from King’s College, London and a BA in Arabic Cultural Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Her MA dissertation examined diplomatic relations between Libya and the United States since the establishment of the Libyan Republic and analysed the role of coercive diplomacy in reforming ‘rogue states’.
Prior to moving to London, Agnieszka worked as a volunteer on the team of Arabia.pl – a Polish website devoted to the Middle East and the Islamic World. She also did an internship at Marker Global - a risk advisory consultancy based in London with a special focus on emerging markets.
Agnieszka’s research interests include Middle Eastern regimes, nuclear proliferation in the region and issues related to terrorism and security.
Email: agnieszkae@rusi.org
