Siyawash Obaidy is pursuing his MA in International Public Affairs at the University of Bucharest, and his main areas of interest are international sustainable development, public policy analysis, and political systems. He previously worked with several NGOs in Afghanistan including the Afghan-U.S. Law Alumni Association, where he worked on legal education projects to improve the rule of law through education. He holds a BA in Public Policy and Administration from the Faculty of Public Policy and Administration, Kabul University. In addition, his MA capstone project aims to focus on exploring the management and delivery of humanitarian aid in the aftermath of the earthquake to the affected communities in Afghanistan with the main objective of how to improve the effectiveness of aid.