Yahia H. Zoubir
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Bio
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, Zoubir was a visiting fellow at the Brookings Doha Center. He specializes in the politics of North Africa, Maghreb-Sahel security, and foreign policies of the great powers in North Africa, among other areas.
Zoubir has published extensively internationally, and his latest edited volume is Routledge’s Companion to China and the Middle East and North Africa (2023). He has also published several books and book chapters in international politics, as well as dozens of articles in academic journals, such as the Journal of Contemporary China, Foreign Affairs, and Mediterranean Politics. He has contributed to various articles in encyclopedias, such as the Oxford Research Encyclopedia on Politics and Religion. Zoubir’s most recent research is on China’s health diplomacy and China’s Health Silk Road.
Zoubir was the editor-in-chief of two academic journals published by Wiley in New York. He also serves on the editorial boards of several academic journals, such as the Journal of North African Studies and the Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies.
Zoubir has been interviewed on various topics by major international newspapers, radio, and TV stations such as Channel Africa Radio, China Radio International, The Globe & Mail, DW News, BBC World Service, and Le Monde, among many others.
contact fellowResearch Areas
- Politics of North Africa
- Maghreb-Sahel security
- China- MENA relations
- Russia-US foreign policy in North Africa
Countries of Focus
- Algeria
- Libya
- Maghreb
- China
- United States
Other Areas of Interest
- African development
- African peace and security
- Regional conflicts in North Africa and the Sahel
Education
- Ph.D., International relations, The American University, Washington, D.C.
- M.A., International affairs & International development, The American University, 1979.
- B.A., Political science, University of Algiers, 1974.
Articles
Yahia H. Zoubir
Hamidreza Azizi, Mouin Rabbani, Rory Miller, Frédéric Schneider, Haid Haid, Paul Dyer, Dalia Ghanem, Özge Genç, Rashid Al-Mohanadi, Adel Abdel Ghafar, Yahia H. Zoubir, Faozi Al-Goidi, Nader S. Kabbani, Mahjoob Zweiri
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
Yahia H. Zoubir
Yahia H. Zoubir, Abdelkader Abderrahmane
Publications
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The Horn of Africa (HoA) and the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) share a long history of commercial, cultural, religious, and security ties. In recent years, relations between both witnessed consequential developments, primarily within the security and economic realms. These domains have grown to hold an important role in ties between both regions due to the global strategic importance of the Red Sea, a vital maritime route.
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