Ethan Zelko-Yilmaz holds a double bachelor’s degree in history and political science from ICES. He also holds a certificate in theology from the same institution. He is pursuing a master’s degree in history at EPHE-PSL Paris on the perception of the Mongols by the populations of the Eastern Middle East in the 13th century. His areas of research are relations between the Levant and Inner Asia, both in the past and present.