Geopolitical, International Security, AI governance and policy research with interests on how technology reshapes power, security, and accountability at a global scale.
Commissioned by Meta's Oversight Board with LSE to develop a policy proposal evaluating mandatory safety evaluation requirements for open-weight model releases. We focus on assessing which technical safeguards should be preserved or relaxed under different deployment conditions. Mapping the EU and UK political and regulatory landscape to identify pathways to establish cross-industry jurisprudence. Research grounded in the ICCPR three-part test and UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, as well as Dangerous Organisations and Individuals Policy.
Designed a policy framework for a UK government-backed digital identity system and presented recommendations to senior experts from the Alan Turing Institute, Tony Blair Institute, Chatham House, and Yoti. Framework addressed governance architecture, interoperability standards, and civil liberties safeguards.
Examining Europe's critical dependencies in AI compute infrastructure including semiconductor supply chains, export control regimes, and the geopolitics of AI capability. Developing an interdependence framework for the EU to increase deterrence and coordinate on compute governance with ASEAN, mapping their positions within US-China rivalry.
Transformation design brief examining the UK government's structural failure to build institutional AI expertise. Applied Moore's strategic triangle, Roberts' complementarity theory, and digital-era governance frameworks to design a sustainable capability model.
Contributed to published geopolitical risk reports for the UN Security Council, EU External Action Service, and three Foreign Ministries, informing diplomatic strategy on regional stability. Work spanned the Indo-Pacific, Red Sea maritime security, European security architecture, Latin American drug trafficking, and the Sahel. Developed three geospatial mapping tools visualising Houthi attack patterns in the Red Sea.
View all 12 published works ↗Research spanning autonomous weapons systems, ASEAN non-interference norms, and technology's role in the China-Taiwan security dynamic. Organised panels on autonomous weapons, ASEAN diplomacy, and technology in conflict with student society at LSE (Grimshaw club). I have also led on-site coordination of ASEAN heads of state at the Annual Meeting in Davos in 2024.