Dr Mohammad I. Aslam is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society (GB) and an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies, King’s College London.

He holds a PhD in International Relations from King’s College London, has been a contributing editor for the Montreal Review Journal and a featured writer at Foreign Policy Journal. During his doctoral studies, he was a convenor of the MENA research group within IMES, the forum facilitator between students and faculty, as well as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for his department.

His primary research interests span various aspects within the realm of security studies. In particular, and following on from his doctoral research, it is in the context of exploring the nexus between Islamist politico-military actors across the Middle East and their relationship with state authority, regional alliances, and security provisions, in the interests of communal resilience and resistance.

Research interests

• Asymmetric engagement and political violence
• Political mobilisation and contestation in the Islamosphere
• Strategic studies and international relations
• Techno-securitisation and the impact on socio-political security
• Espionage and subversion

Recent publications

Aslam, M.I. (2024). ‘Al-Houthi and the Red Sea Shipping Quandary: Strategic Positioning or Deliberate Intent?’ German Journal for Politics, Economics and Culture of the Middle East. Orient Institute, pp.17-21.