Natalia Tsamalashvili

Natalia Tsamalashvili is a researcher specialising in African and Middle Eastern studies, with interests in Red Sea geopolitics, governance, conflict dynamics, and international security. She holds an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s degree in European Interdisciplinary Master African Studies (EIMAS) and a Master’s degree in Oriental Studies (Arabic Studies) from Tbilisi State University. Her international experience includes research internships at the HORN International Institute for Strategic Studies in Nairobi and Concordis International, and she is currently an intern with UN-Habitat in Nairobi. She is also a Junior Fellow at MENA Lab, further developing her research on regional geopolitics.