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 

Articles

Seven experts take the pulse of public opinion in the Middle East and North Africa, from evolving views of external and regional powers to political priorities to the impacts of social media. 
Omar H. Rahman, Michael Robbins, Hamidreza Azizi, Marc Owen Jones, Yasmina Abouzzohour, Dalia Ghanem, Ahmed Morsy
In this Council Views, ME Council experts react to Donald Trump’s re-election, analyzing what his return to the White House means for the Middle East and North Africa. 
Ahmed Morsy, Mouin Rabbani, Tarik M. Yousef, Nader S. Kabbani, Paul Dyer, Aisha Al-Sarihi, Galip Dalay, Ranj Alaaldin, Robert P. Beschel Jr., Justin Dargin , Faozi Al-Goidi, Alhala Alkuwari, Abdalftah Hamed Ali, Mahjoob Zweiri, Yahia H. Zoubir
As tensions rise in the Horn of Africa, how are MENA actors involved and what is the potential fallout for both regions?
Afyare A. Elmi, Redie Bereketeab, Adel Abdel Ghafar, Ahmed Morsy, Galip Dalay, Faozi Al-Goidi, Tanner Manley, Tsedenya Girmay