An Arabic and Farsi speaker with degrees in Economics, Politics and Policy Analytics, Mahdi Ghuloom is a regional security analyst at Le Beck International focusing on geopolitics and economics in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). He is also a fellow at SMEX, focusing on digital rights. He is simultaneously pursuing a master’s degree (MSt) in Practical Ethics (Part-time) at the University of Oxford’s St Cross College, where he is both course representative and student careers representative.