Khalil Otmane

I am currently a Master Candidate in Governance and Global Affairs at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. My research aims to identify and analyze the complex security dynamics in South-Central Asia, and to assess the risk of political-violence and radicalization in the near-future. Prior to that, I completed my Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, and a Certificate in Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Quebec at Montréal, and was a visiting student in Japanese Studies at Laval University, in Québec. I was previously a trainee with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s Division for Public Affairs and Policy Analysis in Vienna, tasked with conducting research on the role of civil society and civil society organizations in the prevention and the demobilization of violent-extremism. I also worked on the implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, and took part in various working groups and workshops on a variety of issues ranging from wildlife crime, terrorism, piracy and medicine trafficking. Languages: French, English, Spanish. I can be reached by email address for information requests, interviews, conferences and invitations. "