Draft:Humoud AlAdwani

Humoud AlAdwani is an American-raised political scientist, compliance specialist, and researcher whose work examines the role of cognitive bias and misperception in international conflict and foreign policy decision-making. He is best known for his graduate research at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) on the psychological dimensions of the First Gulf War. In addition to his academic research, AlAdwani is a sketch artist and photographer whose work spans multiple mediums.

Early life and education

AlAdwani grew up in the United States and moved from Kuwait. He.pursued higher education in the fields of [[[political science]].[1]

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and subsequently completed a Master of Arts in Political Science from California State University, Northridge, in December 2020.[1]

Research

The Role of Misperception in Decisions to Go to War

AlAdwani's principal scholarly contribution is his 2020 graduate research project, The Role of Misperception in Decisions to Go to War: A Case Study on the First Gulf War, completed in the Department of Political Science at CSUN.[1] The study examines the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait through a comparative theoretical framework, evaluating four major approaches in international relations theory and foreign policy analysis:

The thesis argues that psychological perspectives provide the most accurate explanatory framework for Saddam Hussein's decision to invade Kuwait.[1] Drawing extensively on Robert Jervis's foundational work Perception and Misperception in International Politics (1976), AlAdwani applies process tracing methodology to demonstrate how Hussein's personal characteristics, including traits associated with narcissism and paranoia, created systematic information-processing failures that led him to fundamentally miscalculate the United States' willingness to intervene militarily.[1][2]

Key findings of the research include:

  • Hussein's pre-existing beliefs, shaped by the Iran-Iraq War, created a confirmation bias that filtered diplomatic intelligence selectively.[1]
  • Iraqi leadership systematically misperceived U.S. diplomatic signaling during the crisis, including the significance of communications from U.S. Ambassador April Glaspie.[1]
  • Personality-level cognitive distortions overrode rational-actor calculations, leading to catastrophic strategic miscalculation.[1]

The thesis is deposited in the California State University ScholarWorks digital repository and is publicly accessible.[1]

Career

Financial compliance

AlAdwani has worked in regulatory compliance in the financial services industry in Los Angeles, specializing in anti-money laundering (AML), know-your-customer (KYC), FATCA, and CRS protocols.[3]

Prior to his compliance career, AlAdwani worked as a legal research analyst at law firms in Los Angeles, gaining experience in regulatory compliance and multi-jurisdictional legal analysis.[3]

Research interests

AlAdwani's research interests include:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i AlAdwani, Humoud (December 2020). The Role of Misperception in Decisions to Go to War: A Case Study on the First Gulf War (Graduate project). California State University, Northridge. hdl:10211.3/218204.
  2. ^ Jervis, Robert (1976). Perception and Misperception in International Politics. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-10049-3. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)
  3. ^ a b "Humoud AlAdwani - Political Analyst and Humanitarian". Retrieved May 17, 2026.



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