Gubara Hassan

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About Gubara Hassan

I am a seasoned expert in international relations with a keen focus on African, Middle Eastern, and Asian societies, states, and politics, have over 20 years of experience as a consultant in good governance, globalization, and a policy advisor on conflict resolution and post-conflict reconstruction. Currently serving as assistant professor at the Department of Political Science at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman since 2016 and Director of Postgraduate Programs in International Relations and Security Studies (IRSS) since October 2023. I impart my knowledge on international relations, international security studies, global development, governance, political thought, religion and politics, and Asia in global politics. I am a Fulbright scholar in international relations from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. Previously, I held faculty positions at the University of Helsinki, Finland, Bishop's University, Carleton University in Canada, and the University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD). My extensive research portfolio includes a mission to Darfur, Sudan in 2006 that was concluded with a published book entitled "Western Sudan's Darfur Region: Conflict, Humanitarian Crisis and Post-conflict Reconstruction"(2007) with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. I also authored and co-authored numerous book chapters, research papers, and articles. My academic journey extended to visiting researcher roles at the Universities of Bergen, Norway; Nordic Institute for Asian Studies (NIAS), university of Copenhagen, Denmark; Oklahoma at Norman, USA; University of Khartoum, Sudan; the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of London University, UK; and the American University in Cairo, Egypt.