About
Amjed Rasheed is a Lecturer in Defence Studies (equivalent to Assistant Professor) at King's College London's Defence Studies Department. He holds affiliations with the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies and the School of Security Studies. Previously, he held academic positions at Tübingen University's Institute of Political Science (2020-2021), Lancaster University’s Department of Politics, Philosophy, and Religion (2022-2023), and was a Hillary Rodham Clinton Fellow at Queen’s University Belfast (2022-2023).
- PhD: Durham University (2017), Politics
- MRes: University of Glasgow (2012), International Affairs
- MA: University for Peace (2009), International Peace Studies
- BA: Mosul University (2005), Political Science
His research focuses on Great Power Competition in the Middle East, China's expanding influence in West Asia, authoritarian leadership dynamics, and CVE strategies. Key works include analyzing Sino-U.S. rivalry impacts on Iraq (2024), Syria-Iraq leader paranoia (2023), and Qatar's diplomacy during the Gulf Crisis (2022). He co-edited volumes on violent extremism resilience (2023) and MENA political Islam challenges (2020).
Recent articles highlight Iraq's strategic dilemmas between global powers, Sino-North Africa economic ties, and religious institutions' role in counterterrorism. His work bridges historical authoritarianism studies with contemporary geopolitical trends, emphasizing local agency limitations in regional power struggles.
Rasheed's interdisciplinary research includes collaborations with institutions like Palgrave Pivot and Routledge. He advises on PhD topics related to his research themes but has no listed advisees in current records. His academic presence is further amplified through public lectures and seminars at King's College, addressing post-Assad Syria reconstruction and China-Arab relations.
