Education:
- London School of Economics and Political Science, International Relations, Ph.D. 2007
- Dissertation: State Weakness in Perspective: Trans-territorial Energy Networks in Georgia, 1993-2003
- University of London, International Relations and Diplomatic Studies, M.A. 1995
- Thesis: United Nations Intervention: From Peacekeeping to Peace- Enforcement
- University of Virginia, Foreign Affairs and Middle East Studies, B.A. 1993