Mohsen Solhdoost is a PhD candidate in the School of Political Science and International Studies at University of Queensland, Australia. His dissertation aims to explore foreign policy of supporting Non-state Armed Groups. Mohsen did his undergraduate studies in Iran, completed a couple of postgraduate programs on IR at United Nations University in Japan (2008), Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Transformation (2009), and Fordham University in U.S.A (2010). He also studied a MArts in British Literature (2012) and did a Masters of International Studies, Peace and Conflict Resolution as a Rotary Peace Fellow at UQ.