Alexandria Reid is a Research Analyst in the National Security and Resilience team at RUSI. Her current research covers a range of topics related to serious and organised crime, including environmental crime and illicit trade. Alexandria holds an MA (Distinction) in Conflict, Security and Development from King’s College London, where her thesis explored the utility of force in peacekeeping operations. Prior to joining RUSI, she was a Programme Officer for the Centre for Grand Strategy at King’s and an MoD-funded Research Administrator at the King’s Centre for Military Health Research. She holds a BA in War Studies from King’s College London, where she was awarded the Sir Michael Howard Award for Excellence 2013-2016. She has conducted fieldwork on topics related to organised crime in both Europe and Southern Africa.