Rayan Alyusufi is a PhD student working on soft power and public diplomacy. He did his bachelor's degree in Mass Communication from King Saud University and a master's degree in International Communication from St. John's University, New York.

Thesis title: Soft Power in the Context of the Middle East: Practice, Potential, Limitations and Relevance to Postcolonialism (tentative)

Alyusufi’s research interests include decoloniality, soft power and public diplomacy.