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Joshua Wilks

Research and Events Assistant

Joshua Wilks

Joshua Wilks

Joshua is a Research and Events Assistant at SIPRI.

Joshua holds an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Edinburgh. There, his areas of focus were armed conflict, terrorism and regional security. He also holds a Master’s in Management from ESCP Business School, where he specialized in corporate accountability and environmental and white-collar crime. Prior to joining SIPRI, Joshua worked as a Programme Management intern at the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) in New York.

Subject expertise

Armed conflict. Terrorism and violent extremism. Organized crime. Corporate accountability.

Regional expertise

MENA, with a focus on Iran, Israel, Palestine, and Syria

Languages
English, Italian, Spanish, Farsi
Education

MA in Middle Eastern Studies (Hons.), The University of Edinburgh

Master’s in Management, ESCP Business School

Citizenship
United Kingdom
Italy