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Ali Bakir
Assistant Professor, Qatar University
Bio
Ali Bakir is an assistant professor of international affairs, security, and defense at Qatar University. He is also a non-resident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative and Middle East Programs.
