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
Expert Region: Iran
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
Shahram Akbarzadeh
Shahram Akbarzadeh is a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is a research professor of Middle East and Central Asian politics and acting director of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation at Deakin University in Australia. Akbarzadeh’s research focus includes transnational linkages and the international relations of… Continue reading Shahram Akbarzadeh
Hamidreza Azizi
Hamidreza Azizi is a nonresident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is also a visiting fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) and an associate researcher at Clingendael – the Netherlands Institute of International Relations. Prior, Azizi was an associate fellow at Al Sharq Strategic Research in… Continue reading Hamidreza Azizi