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
Expert Type: Non-Resident Fellows
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
Sultan Al-Khulaifi
Sultan Al-Khulaifi is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is a senior researcher at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Resolution, where he engages in research on Qatari foreign policy. His research focuses on Qatari foreign policy, conflict resolution, and mediation efforts in the Middle East. He specifically… Continue reading Sultan 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
Hani Anouti
Hani Anouti is a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He serves as an affiliated professor at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI). Anouti brings over 17 years of professional experience with the United Nations and international NGOs across the Middle East and… Continue reading Hani Anouti
Rafat Al-Akhali
Rafat Al-Akhali is a nonresident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is a development practitioner dedicated to addressing the challenges facing fragile and conflict-affected states. As a co-founder of DeepRoot Consulting, Al-Akhali has been closely engaged in advising key stakeholders on economic, political and development priorities in Yemen, where has led… Continue reading Rafat Al-Akhali
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
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
Mouin Rabbani
Mouin Rabbani is a nonresident senior 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… Continue reading Mouin Rabbani
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
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
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
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
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
Yahia H. Zoubir
Yahia Zoubir is a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is also a professor of international studies and geopolitics at various universities and business schools in several countries across the world including in France, the United States, China, Europe, and the Middle East and North Africa region. In 2020,… Continue reading Yahia H. Zoubir
Galip Dalay
Galip Dalay is a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is also associate fellow at Chatham House and doctoral researcher at Oxford University. He was Mercator-ICP (Istanbul Policy Center) fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), nonresident fellow at the Brookings Doha Centre, visiting scholar… Continue reading Galip Dalay