Sergey Balmasov

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} span.s2 {text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none; color: #0433ff; -webkit-text-stroke: 0px #0433ff} Sergey Balmasov is an analyst at the Moscow-based Institute of the Middle East, where he covers North Africa, the Sahel and Kurdish movements. His professional interests also include comparative studies between European and Middle Eastern extremist organizations. Balmasov holds a master’s degree in public administration from Lomonosov Moscow State University. Contact him via email: sbalmasov@gmail.com