Stuti Gogoi is a Research Associate at the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA). She has previously worked as a Research Intern at the Council. Prior to that, she worked as a Risk Analyst in WoRisGo where she focused on the MENA region. Her areas of interest include, society, geopolitics and foreign policy of West Asia. At the Council, her work has focussed on the politics and foreign policy of the Gulf states and gender issues. She has completed her Master’s degree in Politics with Specialisation in International Studies from the School of International Studies, JNU and is currently pursuing her PhD from the Centre for West Asian Studies, JNU.