Holding a Master’s degree in Geopolitics from the French Institute of Geopolitics, I am currently pursuing a PhD under the supervision of Aude Merlin.

My research focuses on the Chechen diaspora in Europe, particularly on the construction of its identities and memories, as well as on political and military opposition to Kadyrov. I also study the effects of the war in Ukraine on the resurgence and restructuring of opposition movements, as well as on the growing unity of Caucasian peoples and non-Russian ethnic minorities in the diaspora.

Contact: Loujaine.laamal@ulb.be