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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.
Contact us at afkar@mecouncil.org.
Mouin Rabbani
Guest Author

Shigeto Kondo
Guest Author

Tanner Manley
Research Assistant

Research

Leily Rossi
Guest Author

Yahia H. Zoubir
Nonresident Senior Fellow

Abdelkader Abderrahmane
Guest Author

Galip Dalay
Nonresident Senior Fellow

Beverley Milton Edwards
Nonresident Senior Fellow

Aisha Al-Sarihi
Nonresident Fellow

Shahram Akbarzadeh
Nonresident Senior Fellow

Adel Abdel Ghafar
Fellow and Program Director

Ranj Alaaldin
Fellow

June Park
Visiting Fellow

Oumeyma Chelbi
Junior Visiting Fellow

Abdalftah Hamed Ali
Junior Visiting Fellow

Nima Khorrami
Guest Author

Khalil E. Jahshan
Guest Author

Michael G. Schaeffer
Guest Author

Tarik M. Yousef
Senior Fellow and Director

Faozi Al-Goidi
Junior Visiting Fellow

Betul Dogan Akkas
Guest Author

Robert Mason
Guest Author

Rabah Arezki
Nonresident Senior Fellow

Hamidreza Azizi
Nonresident Fellow

Omar H. Rahman
Fellow

Jihad Mashamoun
Guest Author

Özge Genç
Guest Author

Nader S. Kabbani
Senior Fellow and Director of Research

Paul Dyer
Nonresident Fellow

Larbi Sadiki
Nonresident Senior Fellow

Sahar Khamis
Nonresident Senior Fellow

Dania Thafer
Nonresident Senior Fellow

Robert P. Beschel Jr.
Nonresident Senior Fellow

Nejla Ben Mimoune
Research Associate and Programs Manager

Research

Ahmet F. Aysan
Nonresident Senior Fellow

Marc Owen Jones
Nonresident Senior Fellow

Noha Aboueldahab
Nonresident Senior Fellow

Hana El Shehaby
Research Assistant

Research