Achraf Bouzemouri is a Research Analyst at the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS). Born in Rabat, Morocco, he is currently pursuing a PhD in International Relations and Human Rights at the University of Évora in Portugal. He holds a Master of Arts in International Relations and a Graduate Certificate in International and Regional Security from Webster University, where he also completed his undergraduate studies. His academic background is anchored in regional security studies, migration policy, and international law, with a particular focus on North Africa, the Sahel, and the Euro-Mediterranean space.
His research has been published by RIEAS, including the policy paper “Illegal Smuggling and International Organized Crime from Africa to Europe: The Moroccan Perspective” (Research Paper No. 189, June–July 2024), as well as editorials analyzing Morocco’s regional posture in the Sahel and Libya’s internal security dynamics. Drawing on multilingual sources and cross-regional insight, his work explores how criminal networks, irregular migration routes, and proxy actors shape European security policy and Mediterranean geopolitics. In parallel with his research activities.
Achraf’s ongoing research examines the militarization of migration corridors, the entanglement of organized crime with governance structures, and the intersection of human rights with border security enforcement. He brings a multilingual, transregional lens to his work — fluent in English and French, conversational in Moroccan Arabic, and proficient in Portuguese and Spanish. His goal is to contribute to a more policy-relevant and ethically grounded understanding of Euro-African security challenges.