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Afkār is a publication of the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, providing short-form analyses, insights, and perspectives on regional issues and developments from the Council's experts and outside contributors. Afkār is published in English and Arabic, and is edited by Omar H. Rahman.
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Robert Mason

Non-Resident Fellow with The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington

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Dr Robert Mason is a Non-Resident Fellow with The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. Previously, he was Director and Associate Professor in the Middle East Studies Center at the American University in Cairo. Robert has research expertise in the politics, international relations and foreign policies of the Middle East with an emphasis on the Gulf states. He has provided research and advice for the Instituto per gli studi di politica internationale (ISPI), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Dutch Ministry of Defence, Delegation of the European Union to Egypt, and the Government of South Korea, amongst others. 

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Will Egypt be the next to normalize relations with Iran?
Egypt is reportedly engaged in serious talks aimed at repairing its relationship with Iran, following the restoration of ties between Cairo’s Gulf allies and the Islamic Republic over the past year. But given their own fraught history and Egypt’s unique geopolitical considerations, a rapprochement between the two countries is not guaranteed.
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