Title: Clash and Compromise: The Politics of Trade Wars and Allied Nations
PhD Supervisor: David Sylvan and Cédric Dupont
Expected completion date: 2025
Zakaria is a doctoral candidate in International Relations & Political Science, specializing in political economy, at The Geneva Graduate Institute. His doctoral research focuses on the etiology and dynamics of trade wars and their impact on international cooperation.
Academics aside, Zakaria has contributed to economic research and policy analysis for international organizations such as the WTO and OECD, among other institutions. Through his work, he has provided insights into topics such as the role of disruptive technologies on the global trading system and how economic policy coherence could be achieved through constructive public-private dialogues.
His prior research explored the influence of information communication technologies on domestic politics and policy, as well as several topics related to energy security and development in the Middle East & Africa.