He has a PhD in International Relations & Security Studies from the University of Bradford, UK, in 2005. In 2015, he was awarded a Fellowship at Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University in the United States. He is a political advisor to some Palestinian institutions and a member in Palestinian and European academic and research institutions. His research interests include International Relations, Security Studies, International Law, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict. As a political analyst, he frequently appeared on regional & international media outlets delivering about (2700) interviews for the past 10 years.