Aaliyah Vayez is a South African-born international relations specialist consulting in global regulatory and government affairs in London. Vayez earned a Masters in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences as a Commonwealth Scholar, prior to which she completed a Bachelor of Social Science and Honours in International Relations, both cum laude, at the University of Cape Town. Her professional background includes political and security risk consulting and research into natural resource governance and democracy. She has represented South Africa in fields of diplomacy and development at both national and international levels and maintained a record of published written pieces on topics including (but not limited to) South African foreign policy, BRICS diplomacy and development and Russia’s presence in Africa. Her ongoing research interests include post-Brexit UK relations with South Africa, regionalism in Africa and BRICS.
