Anees Wadud

International Relations researcher and analyst with experience across intelligence analysis, policy research, media research, and research writing. Experienced in OSINT, online research, threat intelligence, content and discourse analysis, multilingual transcription, analytical reporting, policy briefs, and research publications. Published researcher with work spanning Pakistan's security, counterterrorism, Afghan affairs, and strategic communication.

Analyst - ISPR, GHQ - Rawalpindi

• Transcribed reports and monitored content in Pashto, Urdu, and English.
• Conducted content and discourse analysis to identify themes, narratives, and trends.
• Performed OSINT, threat intelligence, online research, and analytical reporting.

Research & Analysis Intern - Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) - Islamabad

(2025-06-16 - 2025-08-15)

• Produced articles, book reviews, reports, interview transcriptions, and policy briefs.
• Conducted OSINT, online research, threat intelligence, and analytical reporting.
• Supported officers in seminars and conferences and contributed to research activities.

Researcher & Script Writer - Radio Pakistan, News & Current Affairs Channel (NCAC) - Islamabad

(2023-06 - 2023-09)

• Conducted research and prepared scripts for news and current-affairs programming.

Independent Researcher - Independent

(2023 - 2025)

• Wrote research articles for journals and opinion articles for websites.
• Built three years of research-writing experience across academic and policy-oriented topics.

MPhil - International Relations - National Defence University, Islamabad (2025 - 2027)

Graduation - International Relations - National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad (2020 - 2024)

Certificate - Academic English Writing Course - National Officer Academy (NOA) English School, Islamabad (2024 - 2025)

Intermediate (FSc Pre-Medical) - Alama Iqbal Model School and College, Dir Upper (2017 - 2019)

Matric - Alama Iqbal Model School and College, Dir Upper (2015 - 2017)