Arslan CHIKHAOUI

Bio

Dr. Arslan Chikhaoui is graduated in Political Sciences and Economics. He is currently Chairman of the studies center ‘NSV’ established in Algeria since 1993. He is member of the World Economic Forum Expert Council (WEF-Davos); UNSCR 1540 Civil Forum, and Alumnus of NESA Center for Strategic Studies (NDU-NESA Washington DC). He is active in various task forces ‘Track 2’ addressing: New Partnership for Africa’s Development, security in the Mediterranean region, the Maghreb and Sahel, WMD Free Zone in MENA. He has served as Senior Advisor to the Algerian Institute for Strategy Studies (1991-1994) and Senior Coordinator of the Development Aid and Cooperation Programs for Algeria (1982-1990). On the national level, he contributed to the report “Algérie, Perspective 2005” (Algeria: Forecast 2005) carried out in 1991/92, and has been involved in the development of the Algerian non-hydrocarbon export policy and the restructuring and privatization policies of Algerian SOCs. He is author of several essays.