Ahmed Morsy

Visiting Fellow

Bio

Ahmed Morsy is a visiting fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, where he works on the Middle East and Horn of Africa interconnected geopolitical, security, and economic dynamics. His research interests include foreign and security policies in the Middle East, as well as political reforms in the Arab world.  

Morsy is also an associate senior researcher in the MENA program at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Prior to that, he was a senior analyst at Eurasia Group, conducting research and providing analysis on North Africa’s political and economic risks. Morsy is the co-founder of the Arab Political Science Network (APSN). He was previously the manager of the MENA Project at the American Political Science Association (APSA).  

Morsy’s analysis has been published by SIPRI, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Middle East Institute, Atlantic Council, and the Tahrir Institute, among others. 

Research Areas

  • Foreign policy
  • Regional security
  • State-society relations
  • Post-conflict studies

Countries of Focus

  • North Africa 
  • GCC 
  • United States

Other Areas of Interest

  • US foreign policy  
  • Political economy 

Education

  • Ph.D., International Relations, University of St. Andrews, 2017 
  • M.A., Political Science, American University in Cairo, 2009 
  • B.A., English Literature, Cairo University, 2006