Middle East Program Experts

Former Director for Strategy, Operations, and Finance

National Security Middle East

Former staff

Tuqa Nusairat

Arabic Civil Society

Former staff

Kirsten Fontenrose

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Middle East National Security

Staff

Abbas Kadhim

Director, Iraq Initiative

Iraq Initiative Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Iraq Middle East

Former staff

Amjad Ahmad

Former Chairman

empowerME Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Economy & Business

Staff

Karim Mezran

Director, Resident Senior Fellow, North Africa Initiative

Arabic Economy & Business

Fellow

Stefanie Hausheer Ali

Nonresident Fellow

Director, Strategic Litigation Project

Arabic Economy & Business

Staff

Gissou Nia

Civil Society Corruption

Former staff

Jomana Qaddour

Former Senior Fellow

Former Deputy Director, Iraq Initiative

Arabic Civil Society

Former staff

Masoud Mostajabi

Iraq Initiative Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Energy & Environment English

Staff

Alissa Pavia

Associate Director, North Africa Initiative

Associate Director, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Arabic French

Staff

Joze Pelayo

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Arabic Intelligence

Former staff

Samantha Treiman

Former Associate Director, Communications and Signature Events

Media Middle East

Former staff

Allison Holle

Former Assistant Director

Former Assistant Director, Strategic Litigation Project

Arabic Education

Former staff

Alana Mitias

Human Rights Middle East

Fellow

Nicholas Blanford

Former Editor, MENASource and IranSource

Arabic Conflict

Former staff

Holly Dagres

Civil Society Corruption

Former fellow

Borzou Daragahi

Arabic Conflict

Fellow

Michel Duclos

Conflict Crisis Management

Former fellow

Nabeel Khoury

Arabic Democratic Transitions

Former fellow

Stephen Grand

Civil Society Democratic Transitions

Fellow

Richard LeBaron

Economy & Business French

Former fellow

Abdelkader Abderrahmane

Arabic Civil Society

Fellow

Paolo Alli

Former Nonresident Fellow

Europe Center

Eastern Europe English

Former fellow

Abdulrahman al-Masri

Arabic Conflict

Fellow

Khaled H. Alyemany

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Arabic Middle East

Fellow

Carmiel Arbit

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Civil Society Extremism

Staff

Rayhan Asat

Senior Legal & Policy Advisor, China Lead

Former Nonresident Fellow

Central Asia China

Former fellow

Sina Azodi

Arms Control China

Fellow

Emadeddin Badi

Arabic Conflict

Former fellow

Haykel Ben Mahfoudh

Arabic Arms Control

Fellow

Alia Brahimi

Distinguished fellow, Middle East Programs

Arabic Civil Society

Fellow

R. Clarke Cooper

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Africa Defense Policy

Former fellow

Nadereh Chamlou

empowerME Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Economy & Business French

Former fellow

David Daoud

Former Nonresident Fellow

Arabic Conflict

Fellow

Ariel Ezrahi

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Arabic Energy & Environment

Former fellow

Jonathan H. Ferziger

Israel Middle East

Fellow

Mark N. Katz

Geopolitics & Energy Security Iran

Fellow

Andrew G. Farrand

Arabic Civil Society

Fellow

Jonathan Fulton

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

China Chinese

Former fellow

Oula Kadhum

Iraq Initiative Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Civil Society Iraq

Former fellow

Mohsin Khan

Economy & Business Fiscal and Structural Reform

Fellow

Shalom Lipner

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Crisis Management English

Fellow

David Mack

Political Officer, British Consulate General Erbil

Iraq Initiative

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

Millennium fellow

Hanar Marouf

Millennium Leadership Program

Civil Society Iraq

Fellow

Mary McCord

GeoStrategy Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Extremism Intelligence

Fellow

Alessia Melcangi

Civil Society English

Former fellow

Andrew L. Peek

Iraq Initiative Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Conflict Defense Policy

Fellow

C. Anthony Pfaff

Iraq Initiative Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic English

Active affiliation

Reem Salahi

Distinguished fellow, Middle East Programs

Arabic Democratic Transitions

Fellow

Nathan Sales

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Extremism Human Rights

Expert

Marc J. Sievers

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Arabic Middle East

Former fellow

Barbara Slavin

Former Director, Future of Iran Initiative

Future of Iran Initiative

Iran Human Rights

Fellow

Ahmed Tabaqchali

Iraq Initiative Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Economy & Business

Former fellow

Mohsen Tavakol

Crisis Management Economic Sanctions

Former fellow

Dominik Treeck

empowerME Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Digital Policy Economy & Business

Former fellow

Nader Uskowi

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Afghanistan Central Asia

Fellow

Thomas S. Warrick

Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative GeoStrategy Initiative

National Security Terrorism

Fellow

Matthew Zais