Author: Nasser Bin Nasser

Nasser has a long history and track record working on Middle East regional security. He founded Ambit Advisory in 2022 to focus on cross-sectoral and cascading risks that lie at the nexus of security and developmental issues. In addition to managing Ambit Advisory, he has also held the position of Senior Advisor to the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) since 2022, where he leads research relating to the impacts of ballistic missiles, drones, disruptive weapon systems and weapons of mass destruction on Middle East security and stability. In 2023, Nasser was also appointed to the World Economic Forum’s Global Futures Council on Complex Risk which explores the intersection between a number of global long-term risks and trends. Nasser has also worked as a Fellow at Agora Strategy Group, a German boutique consultancy, since 2017. In this role, he uses his geopolitical knowledge of the Middle East to provide strategic investment advisory services to Agora’s corporate and governmental clients. From 2010 until 2022, Mr. Nasser served as the Managing Director of the Middle East Scientific Institute for Security (MESIS) based in Amman, Jordan. In this position, he focused on addressing chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) risks across the Middle East region. During the same period, he also headed the Middle East Regional Secretariat, the first of eight secretariats to be established globally under the European Union’s “Centres of Excellence” initiative on CBRN issues. In both these roles, he worked with governments of the Middle East to raise awareness about CBRN risks and generate regional cooperation and responses to mitigate against them. Previously, Mr. Nasser worked in the Office of His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, where he last served as Senior Analyst in the Foreign Affairs Directorate. During that time, he managed several bilateral and thematic files and led analytical studies on Jordan’s regional and international relations.