Nasser Khdour

Nasser Khdour is a freelance writer. He writes on topics related to Middle East security, the Persian Gulf security, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He has a master’s degree in strategic studies for the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University. He also holds a master’s degree in international studies from Birzeit University in Palestine. Nasser is currently working on a research project about the Saudi-Israeli alignment and potential security outcomes.

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