Tehseen Fatima Syed is a Pakistani researcher, academic, and media professional specializing in International Relations, geopolitical affairs, peace and conflict studies, and regional as well as international security. She holds an M.Phil. in Peace and Conflict Studies from the National Defence University, Islamabad; an MS in Social Sciences from SZABIST, Islamabad; and an M.Sc. in Psychology from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. She has five years of teaching experience as a Lecturer in International Relations at Fazaia Bilquis College of Education for Women, PAF Nur Khan, Rawalpindi. She also has two years of research experience at the Institute for Strategic Studies, Research and Analysis (ISSRA), National Defence University. 

Her research interests encompass human security, violent extremism, Pakistan’s national security policy and threat perceptions, power politics, great-power rivalry, and strategic competition.