Leadership Team

Meet the

The Leadership Team operates directly under guidance of the Board of Directors. The Leadership Team oversee our daily operations within their field and their duty is to develop the Center for International Relations and International Security its operations in line with the targets set by the Board of Directors.

The leadership team is comprised out of:

Dominique Batiste

Journal Director

Dominique Young is the Journal Director of CIRIS and in charge of the content editors on our website.

Francis Kapito

Chief African Affairs

Francis Kapito is leading the Affrican Affairs desk at CIRIS.

Vacancy

Digital Content Director & Editor

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Raffaele Petroni

Chief International Law and Human Rights

Raffaele Petroni is leading the International Law and Human Rights desk at CIRIS.

Mursel Sabir

SWANA Region

Mursel Sabir is the director of the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) Region.

Hashim Almahfoodh

Public Relations Specialist

Hashim Almahfoodh is our Public Relations Specialist.

Namie Yazaki

Chief Asia Desk

Namie Yazaki is the Chief of the Asia Desk and a graduate from the University of San Diego.