Research Assistant
Ajwa Hijazi is a Research Assistant at the Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS), Islamabad. She has done her MPhil in Peace and Conflict Studies from the National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad. Earlier, she completed her undergraduate degree in Defence and Diplomatic Studies from the Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU), Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Her research interests include traditional and non-traditional security with a focus on internal security, human security, and electoral politics.
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