Reserch Degrees Supervised

Research has been at the heart of my approach at the various diplomatic academies. Active research underpins the ability to deliver an outstanding teaching experience at the forefront of the discipline.

Recent Research Degrees Supervised - Updated May 2021

* May 2021 - Thesis entitled, The role of police in managing national security and combating lone wolf terrorism risks: United Arab Emirates, a case study, by Lieutenant Colonel Abdulla Ibrahim Almahmoud, Abu Dhabi Police, United Arab Emirates

(above) Captain Abdulla Bin Ahmed Al-Shaikh presenting a copy of his PhD thesis to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of United Arab Emirates Armed Forces. The thesis was supervised by Professor Nabil Ayad, Director of the International Diplomacy Programmes, Glasgow Caledonian University, London. February 2020.

(l-r) Professor David Edgar, Chair of the PhD Viva Panel - Professor of Strategy and Business Transformation, Glasgow Caledonian University; Colonel Dr. Saif Obaid AlKaabi; and Professor Nabil Ayad, Supervisor - Director, International Diplomacy Programmes, The British School of Leadership and Management, GCU London.

(l-r) Dr Saif AlSaedi, Assistant Police Attaché, Embassy of United Arab Emirates, London; and Professor Nabil Ayad, Supervisor - Director, International Diplomacy Programmes, The British School of Leadership and Management, GCU London.

(l-r) Professor Antony Morgan, Dean, Glasgow Caledonian University London; Dr Bipasha Ahmed, Internal Examiner - Senior Lecturer GCU London; Professor Touhami Abduli, External Examiner; Abdul Aziz Saud Al-Babtain, General Director, Al Babtain Cultural Foundation and former Tunisian Minister of State for European, Arab and African Affairs; Professor Nabil Ayad, Supervisor - Director, International Diplomacy Programmes, The British School of Leadership and Management, GCU London and Dr Saif Al Hajeri, Deputy Head of Protocol, Dubai Police.

* October 2020 - Acted as an Internal Examiner for a PhD degree at Glasgow Caledonian University. External Examiner was Professor Richard Harvey, University of East Anglia Thesis Uncertainty and Disruptive Innovation in Global Advance Manufacturing Strategic Investment

Currently supervising the following PhD Theses:

* The Role of Police in Managing National Security and Combating Lone Wolf Terrorism Risks: a Case Study of United Arab Emirates,

* Science Diplomacy and the Impact of Waste Dumps and Former Landfill Sites on Public Health and the Environment: Buchanan and St Ambrose High School - Coatbridge Glasgow; Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park :Stratford London, Cases Study,

*The Role of Diplomatic Missions in Promoting Development Diplomacy: Case Study, The Embassy of Nepal in London, and

*Religion as an Instrument for Peace: Lebanon, a Case Study .

Past Research Degrees Supervised - Since 2016 .

(l-r) Professor Richard Harvey, Director of Admissions and Internationalisation, University of East Anglia; Professor Lee Marsden, Head of School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies, University of East Anglia; Lieutenant Colonel Bashar Badran, Abu Dhabi Police; Professor Nabil Ayad, Director, Academy of Diplomacy and International Governance, University of East Anglia; Brigadier Faisal Al Shaibi, Abu Dhabi Police; Professor Jack Spence, King's College London. Following the Via presentations of Lieutenant Colonel Bashar Badran and Brigadier Faisal Al Shaibi, April 2016

Throughout I have adopted an interdisciplinary approach to research. Current research focuses on national and global issues and their relevance to diplomatic practice, international security, trade and finance and communication.

Recent PhD - Awarded by Glasgow Caledonia University, London under my supervision:

PhD Thesis by Captain Abdulla Bin Ahmed Al-Shaikh of the United Arab Emirates, Galsgow Caledonia University, London, UK, February 2020.

Recent PhDs - Awarded by East Anglia University under my supervision:

Strategic Management Practices in an Arab Government Security Organisation: Abu Dhabi Police as a Case Study. Brigadier Faisal Al Shaibi, Abu Dhabi Police, UAE April 2016

Strategic Management Practices in an Arab Government Security Organisation: Abu Dhabi Police as a Case Study. Brigadier Faisal Al Shaibi, Abu Dhabi Police, UAE April 2016

Effective Leadership During Strategic Change: An Investigative Study of Abu Dhabi Police Lieutenant Colonel Bashar Badran, Abu Dhabi Police, UAE April 2016

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Challenges of Globalisation, Human Capital Investment and Economic Reform: A Critical Evaluation of the King Abdullah Scholarship Programme Maha Alyousef, Saudi Arabian Embassy, London, UK July 2016

Recently supervised the following PhD Theses at Loughborough University London:

A Critical Study of the Effect of Mobile Technology on Abu Dhabi Police Operations. Saif Obaid Alkaabi, Abu Dhabi Police Development of an Evaluation Framework for m-Government System Quality: Abu Dhabi as a Case Study. Saif Nasser Ali Naser Alsaedi, Abu Dhabi Police

The Role of Diplomatic Missions in Promoting Bilateral Business and Trade: Embassy of the UAE in London as a Case Study. Abdulla Salem Aljabri, UAE Military Office, London

A Critical Study of the Role of the Media in Handling Major Crises and the Impact on UAE Security. Khaled Obaid Alkaabi

The Development of a Framework for Citizen Engagement in Federal Policy Development in the United Arab Emirates. Major Dana Humaid Al Marzouqi, Abu Dhabi Police part-time

The Impact of Digital Technology in Advancing Organisational Learning Capability and Innovativeness of Policing Activities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Major Mohamed Khalil Badran, Abu Dhabi Police - part-time

Emerging Security Threats in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region Post the Arab Spring, United Arab Emirates, a Case Study - Abdulla Ahmed Alshaikh, Dubai Police

The Impact of Protocol and Diplomacy on Statecraft: UAE, a Case Study. Saif Alhajeri, Dubai Police

Digital Government, Kondwani Munthall, Malawi High Commission, London

I also supervised PhD theses which were successfully completed on the following topics:

A Critical Study of Hamlet's Arabic Translations

The Conflict in the Western Sahara

The Construction and Representation of the European Union's International Identity

Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic and Consular Relations and State Practice

A New Conceptual Approach to Conflict Resolution in the Post-Cold War World

Regional Integration and Co-operation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Towards an E-Government: The Case of Dubai

Diplomatic Negotiations: Romania's Accession to the European Union, a Case Study

Effective Diplomacy and Nation-Building: A critical study of the Tribal Diplomacy adopted by three Arabian Gulf clans and its contribution to the Establishment of two modern nation states (1716-1826)

Paradigms in Caribbean Trade Diplomacy: Negotiating the Economic Partnership with the EU

Image Projection and Reputation Management: Analysing the Benefits of Public Diplomacy for Small States. (Awaiting submission)