Timothy Poirson is a Commissioning Editor for E-IR, and a PhD candidate at the School of International Relations/Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of Saint Andrews. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the Paris Institute of Political Science (Sciences Po Paris) and an MLitt (Master of Letters) in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Saint Andrews. His PhD thesis and the bulk of his work revolves around post-Arab Spring Libya. He can be contacted at tmp@st-andrews.ac.uk.