Neil Melvin DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL SECURITY STUDIES, ROYAL UNITED SERVICES INSTITUTE

Dr Neil Melvin is the Director of International Security at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). His research is focused on emerging international security dynamics in key regions around the world, notably Europe and Eurasia, the Gulf and Middle East, East Africa and the Horn, and the Indo-Pacific. His recent publications have focused on the Black Sea and wider Eurasia and the new external security politics of the Horn of Africa and Indian Ocean. He has held senior adviser positions in the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Energy Charter, the European Union, and has been a consultant for the United Nations.