Olamide Samuel, is the Coordinator at SCRAP Weapons, and is currently a Senior Teaching Fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University of London, where he teaches International Security, General Diplomatic Studies and Diplomatic Practice at the MA level. He is also the convener of the Global #FreezeWeapons Campaign and the President of the SOAS Pugwash Society.
Olamide holds a PhD in National Security Strategy, and an MA in Security, Intelligence and Diplomacy from the Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies at the University of Buckingham. He earned his B.ILD degree in International Law and Diplomacy in 2013, from Babcock University, Nigeria.
He is a Senior Researcher, and member of the Scientific Committee at the Center for International Strategic Analyses (KEDISA) in Athens, and a Senior Consultant at Zander Woollcombe International.
His research interests include: Strategic Culture, Conventional Arms Control, Nuclear Disarmament, SALW PSSM, Sub-Saharan Africa National Security Strategy, and Multilateral Disarmament Diplomacy. He has held lectures and engaged in high-level panel discussions in various diplomatic and academic arenas, including the United Nations and African Union. He has written for international newspapers such as Aljazeera, AllAfrica, the Conversation, NewProbe and many others.
