Alaa Elaoush is the Founder and CEO of Perpetual Peace Foundation for Development, and he holds a BA in International Relations from Staffordshire University. Alaa specializes in IR theories, conflicts analysis, post-conflict stabilization, and peacebuilding, as well as the empowerment of Youth and Women in political processes and sustainability development.  Alaa has participated in various programs focused on conflict analysis, transformation and mediation with UNDP, UNITAR, and GIZ, and regularly provides consultancy to other IGOs, agencies, and civil society organizations.