Alex is now a researcher at the Centre for Social Cohesion. During his stay at Policy Exchange, Alexander researched for publications providing policy recommendations on creating a robust defence against the threat of terrorism in the UK and abroad.Previously he worked for the political and cultural monthly magazine Standpoint. He has also worked at the Stanford University based think tank, the Hoover Institution for War, Revolution and Peace, and the Washington DC based think tank, Foundation for Defence of Democracies (FDD).He holds an MA in International Relations from Brunel University, and a BA in Classics from King’s College London.