Nawaf Obaid
Dr. Nawaf Obaid is senior research fellow in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. He previously served as a senior adviser within the Saudi government and has held academic appointments at Harvard Kennedy School. His work focuses on intelligence, defence, strategic forecasting, geospatial analysis, and contemporary warfare. He has written extensively on Middle Eastern security, military, geopolitics, and the changing character of modern conflict.
Books
- Before the First Strike : How the 2026 Iran war redefined the intelligence architecture of modern warfare Author
