Jordan Royt's education spans undergraduate study at McGill University and graduate engagement at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). She is a writer and editor for International Relations Journalism pertaining to the Middle East at a number of publications, both print and online, at McGill and beyond. Her interests include the intersection of religion and politics, the influence of historical legacies on contemporary political reality, and terrorism, insurgency and security policy in the Middle East.