Zeidon Alkinani is a Nonresident Fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is a Middle East political analyst specializing in Iraq, the Gulf, and the Levant. His research focuses on identity politics, non-state actors, democratization, and state-building dynamics across the region. Alkinani is the Founding Director of the Arab Perspectives Institute and… Continue reading Zeidon Alkinani
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Bachar El-Halabi
Bachar El-Halabi is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is also a Dubai-based energy markets and geo-economics analyst and Senior Correspondent at Argus Media, where he covers global energy markets, OPEC+ policy, geopolitics, and Middle East affairs. His reporting and analysis focus on the intersection of energy security, foreign… Continue reading Bachar El-Halabi
Ali Bakir
Ali Bakir is a Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, and Research Professor of International Affairs, Security, and Defense at Qatar University (QU). He was A Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and a Task Force member at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Before joining QU,… Continue reading Ali Bakir
Saleh Al-Mutairi
Saleh Al-Mutairi is a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. Prior, Al-Mutairi held several leadership positions in Kuwait’s media and government sectors. Most notably, he served as a consultant at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Information and as general manager of news and political programs at Kuwait Television, where he contributed… Continue reading Saleh Al-Mutairi
Nayef Al-Nabet
Nayef Al-Nabet is a nonresident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He specializes in artificial intelligence governance, small-state agency, and emerging international norms, with a particular focus on the Gulf region and the political implications of technological transformation. His work examines how smaller states navigate complex geopolitical environments and contribute to evolving… Continue reading Nayef Al-Nabet
Khalid Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi
Khalid Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi is a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is a diplomat and academic specializing in international relations, with a particular focus on small states studies. Since 2016, he has served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar in various capacities. He is… Continue reading Khalid Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi
Ghalya Abdulrahman Al Thani
Ghalya Al Thani is a nonresident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. She also serves as the director of talent management at Qatar Foundation and a member of the advisory board of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. Al Thani previously held senior roles at Qatar… Continue reading Ghalya Abdulrahman Al Thani
Kazuto Matsuda
Kazuto Matsuda is a nonresident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is also an independent researcher specializing in international relations of the Gulf states. His recent research examines Japan-Gulf relations in the contemporary context through the lens of international relations theory. Previously, Matsuda served as researcher and advisor at the Embassy… Continue reading Kazuto Matsuda
Rory Miller
Rory Miller is a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is also a professor of International Politics and director of the Small States Research Program and the Energy Studies Program at Georgetown University in Qatar. Between 1999 and 2014, Miller was a member of the War Studies department and… Continue reading Rory Miller
Frédéric Schneider
Frédéric Schneider is a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is also an independent policy consultant who has worked with international institutions such as the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), the Gulf International Forum, the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW), and the Washington Institute for… Continue reading Frédéric Schneider
Nourah Shuaibi
Nourah Shuaibi is a nonresident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs and head of Women’s Research Unit and an assistant professor of political science at Kuwait University (KU). Shuaibi is also the appointed representative to the GCC-Scandinavian Mediation Project for KU’s Center for the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies, in cooperation with… Continue reading Nourah Shuaibi
Haid Haid
Haid Haid is a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is also a senior nonresident fellow at the Arab Reform Initiative and a consulting research fellow at Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa Programme. His interdisciplinary research interests include governance, security, peacebuilding, and political economy. Previously, Haid was… Continue reading Haid Haid
Rashid Al-Mohanadi
Rashid Al-Mohanadi is a nonresident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He has experience in the defense industry and geopolitical risk advisory. His research interests include small-state security, defense industry development, regional stability, and strategic affairs. He has participated in regional and global discussions, sharing perspectives on security and defense policy. Previously,… Continue reading Rashid Al-Mohanadi
Ahmed Morsy
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… Continue reading Ahmed Morsy
Mahjoob Zweiri
Mahjoob Zweiri is a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is a professor of contemporary politics and history of the Middle East at Qatar University, with a focus on Iran and the Gulf region. Previously, Zweiri was the director of the Gulf Studies Center at Qatar University from 2018 until 2024. Prior to… Continue reading Mahjoob Zweiri
Mirdef Alqashouti
Dr. Mirdef Alqashouti is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is currently posted in Kabul as a senior Qatari diplomat. Since joining the diplomatic service in 2008, he has served in various capacities in Baku, Ottawa, Brussels, and Doha, with experience in both bilateral and multilateral diplomacy. He was… Continue reading Mirdef Alqashouti
Aisha Al-Sarihi
Aisha Al-Sarihi is a nonresident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs and a nonresident fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. Al-Sarihi’s areas of research include political economy, environmental sustainability, energy policy, renewables, and climate policies, with a focus on the Arab region. She has authored several publications, including articles… Continue reading Aisha Al-Sarihi
Yasmina Abouzzohour
Yasmina Abouzzohour is a nonresident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs and a research scholar and lecturer in Politics at Princeton University, where she teaches courses on political and economic development. She is also a senior nonresident fellow at the Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis and previously served as a research fellow… Continue reading Yasmina Abouzzohour
Faozi Al-Goidi
Faozi Al-Goidi is a visiting fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is a recent graduate from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in Qatar with a master’s degree in history. Al-Goidi’s research interests include democratization in Islam, social movements and nonstate actors, along with conflict resolution. At the Middle East Council,… Continue reading Faozi Al-Goidi
Dania Thafer
Dania Thafer is a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs and the executive director of the Gulf International Forum in Washington, D.C. She is also a professorial lecturer at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University. Previously, she worked at the National Defense University’s Near East South Asia… Continue reading Dania Thafer
Tarik M. Yousef
Tarik M. Yousef is a senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. Prior, he served as the director of the Middle East Council on Global Affairs and Brookings Doha Center and was a nonresident senior fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. He is a research… Continue reading Tarik M. Yousef