Graduate Associate
Master's Student
Graduate Program in Disaster and Emergency Management, York University
Research Keywords:
Iran; Middle East geopolitics; sectarian strategy; power relations
Research Region(s):
Iran, West Asia
Dr. Abdulgadir Al-Emad is a student in York University's Master of Disaster and Emergency Management program. Formerly an assistant professor in Yemen, he holds a PhD in English Literature (EFLU-India). His research focuses on Middle East security and strategic studies, West Asian politics, Yemen and humanitarian aid in conflict settings. He contributed to research and translation for Professor Nalini Persram’s book, Reckoning with Revolutionary Yemen Under Saudi-American Bombs(Palgrave). He is presently developing a research project examining Iran’s role in the Middle East.