Biography:

Dr Thomas is an Associate Lecturer of Middle East Politics at Deakin. He chairs the entire Middle East studies course, covering everything from ancient Middle Eastern history to the contemporary Arab-Israeli conflict. He graduated with a PhD from Monash in 2019, studying critical non-Western approaches to Iranian foreign policy. His research interests include Iranian native scholarship, Middle Eastern sanctions policy and the intersection of IR theory and practice in the Middle East. Visit Deakin page