Nikita Malik

My PhD focuses on the politics of the Middle East. I use game theory to map and predict potential political risk. I am fluent in Spanish, English, Hindi, Urdu, and Arabic.

I am seeking opportunities in political risk analysis companies or institutions that sell political risk information.

My countries of speciality are Iraq, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, and the GCC.

My doctoral thesis is titled ‘King of the Middle East’. My PhD uses game theory simulations to explain the durability of certain regime types after the Arab Spring (2012-present)

Research interests

Political regimes of the Middle East, rentier states, economic disparity and inequality, motivations to protest, principal-agent problems, game theory, and structuring of conflict.

Education

MSc University of Oxford, South Asian Studies, 2009-2010
BA (Hons) University of Oxford, Economics and Management, 2006-2009