Kira is an Analyst at BISI. She holds a History BA from King’s College London and is currently completing a Security Studies MSc at UCL. Having lived for longer periods in Sweden, Russia, and England, Kira is intrigued by language, and the interface between differing cultures and the political systems they interact with. Her primary interests lie in South Asian and Middle Eastern modern history, political ideology, and the sociopolitical and institutional challenges facing ethnically divided societies.