Dr. Hussam Hussein is an ISC Fellow and senior researcher in environmental politics, based in Jordan. He also serves as a research associate in international relations at the University of Oxford, having previously held positions as a Fulford Junior Research Fellow at Somerville College and an Oxford Martin Fellow. His research is centered on the role of discourses in shaping water policies in the Middle East, with a focus on transboundary water governance and critical hydropolitics. Hussein’s work investigates the political economy of environmental governance, exploring the interplay between sociopolitical dynamics and environmental management strategies.