Sarmad Ishfaq is the CEO of the think tank, Paradigm Shift. His work has been published in The Diplomat, Middle East Monitor, Harvard, Open Democracy, GVS, and Eurasia Review. He has also been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Social Identities. Previously he worked as a research fellow for the Lahore Center for Peace Research. He has a master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Wollongong in Dubai where he was recognized as the ‘Top Graduate’.