Xia Sun is a visiting fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. She is also an associate researcher at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS)’ Institute of International Relations and a visiting fellow at the Department of International Politics, School of Policy and Global Affairs at City, University of London. Previously, Sun… Continue reading Xia Sun
Expert Region: Middle East
Justin Dargin
Justin Dargin is a senior visiting fellow at the Middle East Council of Global Affairs. He has worked extensively on a multitude of issues relating to the intersection of the global and Middle East energy sectors, geopolitics, and climate change. As a senior MENA energy and climate scholar at the University of Oxford, Dargin’s research… Continue reading Justin Dargin
Dalia Ghanem
Dalia Ghanem is a senior fellow and director of the Conflict and Transitions program at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. Her research focuses on Middle Eastern and North African politics, including issues of political violence, radicalization, civil-military relations, and gender studies. Previously, Ghanem served as director of the MENA program and senior analyst… Continue reading Dalia Ghanem
Jin Liangxiang
Jin Liangxiang is a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is also a senior research fellow at the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS). Liangxiang specializes in Middle Eastern-international relations, with a particular focus on Iran’s foreign policy and domestic politics. He also conducts research on China’s relations with… Continue reading Jin Liangxiang
Hanan Alsadi
Hanan Alsadi is a visiting fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. She is a lecturer with the International Affairs Department at Qatar University and a Ph.D. candidate in energy policy at Portland State University. Previously, she was an energy resiliency intern at Tigard, Oregon, where she worked on a proposal for establishing a… Continue reading Hanan Alsadi
Mouin Rabbani
Mouin Rabbani is a nonresident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is a researcher, analyst, and commentator specializing in Palestinian affairs, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and contemporary Middle East issues. Among other previous positions, Rabbani served as principal political affairs officer with the Office of the UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for… Continue reading Mouin Rabbani
Kamel Senouci
Kamel Senouci is a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He specializes in global health. A medical doctor by training, Senouci’s expertise covers public health, epidemiology and health policy, and health economics. He is currently the director of the Advanced Course of Vaccinology (ADVAC)—an advanced vaccinology training for health professional—at… Continue reading Kamel Senouci
Maysa Baroud
Maysa Baroud is a joint visiting fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs and Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI). Prior, Baroud was a senior researcher at the Arab NGO Network for Development, where she coordinated the development of the Arab Watch Report on Economic and Social Rights with… Continue reading Maysa Baroud
Alhala Alkuwari
Alhala H. Alkuwari is a junior visiting fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. She is also a teaching associate in politics at the Community College of Qatar (CCQ). Alkuwari is a graduate from the Queen Mary University of London with a master’s degree in international relations. Previously, Alkuwari worked as a researcher… Continue reading Alhala Alkuwari
Saoud El Mawla
Saoud El Mawla is a visiting senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. Previously, El Mawla was a visiting professor of social sciences at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. He dedicated more than two decades to his role as a professor of sociology at the Social Sciences Institute-Lebanese University in Beirut… Continue reading Saoud El Mawla
Abdalftah Hamed Ali
Abdalftah Hamed Ali is a junior visiting fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He has recently graduated from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in Qatar, with a master’s degree in public policy. Abdalftah’s research interests include economic development, public policy, energy transition, and sustainability in the Middle East and North Africa… Continue reading Abdalftah Hamed Ali
Ali Bin Musa
Ali Bin Musa is a junior visiting fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He has recently graduated from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in Qatar, with a master’s degree in political science and international relations. His research interests include democratic transition, state formation, political history, and foreign policy in the Middle… Continue reading Ali Bin Musa
Oumeyma Chelbi
Oumeyma Chelbi is a junior visiting fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. She has recently graduated from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in Qatar with a master’s degree in development economics. Chelbi’s research interests include corruption, governance, development economics, and entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa region. Previously, Chelbi… Continue reading Oumeyma Chelbi
Rabah Arezki
Rabah Arezki is a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is a director of research at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and a senior fellow at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. In addition, Arezki is a research fellow with the Economic Research Forum… Continue reading Rabah Arezki
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
Ahmet F. Aysan
Ahmet Aysan is a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is also a professor at Hamad Bin Khalifa University and the program coordinator of Islamic Finance and Economy programs. Previously, Aysan has been a member of the Board and the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Turkey.… Continue reading Ahmet F. Aysan
Rana Hendy
Rana Hendy is a former nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. She is also an assistant professor of economics and public policy and the program director of the Master of Public Policy Program at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at The American University in Cairo. Hendy is… Continue reading Rana Hendy
Larbi Sadiki
Larbi Sadiki is a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is a scholar with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. He is an expert in democratization studies and political transitions. Previously, he was a professor at Qatar University, lecturing on international affairs and political science. He was… Continue reading Larbi Sadiki
Noha Aboueldahab
Noha Aboueldahab is a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. She is an assistant professor of international law at Georgetown University in Qatar and serves on the board of several academic and civil society organizations. Aboueldahab is an award-winning specialist in transitional justice and is the author of Transitional Justice and the Prosecution… Continue reading Noha Aboueldahab
Nader S. Kabbani
Nader Kabbani is a senior fellow and director of research at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs and a research fellow with the Economic Research Forum based in Cairo, Egypt. A development researcher and practitioner with over 20 years’ experience, Kabbani previously served as director of research at the Brookings Doha Center and as… Continue reading Nader S. Kabbani