Aminah Mustapha

Aminah Mustapha is a researcher and policy analyst specializing in security governance, emerging technologies, and conflict dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa. Her work explores how digital tools, economic insecurity, and institutional fragility shape militant movements and state responses. She serves as Coordinator of Academic Affairs at Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies. She holds an M.A. in Security Studies from Georgetown, an LL.M. in International Law with International Relations from the University of Kent, and an LL.B. in Law with Criminology from the University of Wales. Her research and commentary have appeared in the Georgetown Security Studies Review and the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy’s Diplomatic Pouch.