Sura Salaam has worked with nonprofit organizations on Syria civil society programming and strategic analysis for over 8 years....

Najat Al Saied is currently an Assistant Professor in the College of Communication and Media Sciences at Zayed University...

Ambassador Michiel den Hond began his career with the UN High Commissioner on Refugees, moving to The Netherlands Ministry...

Mona Alami follows political and economic issues in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Egypt . She writes extensively on...

Dr. Abdullah bin Khaled al-Saud is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at the International Centre for the Study of...

Dr Kareem Al-Qaq works on International Organisations and security. His areas of specific expertise and research are the international...

Ambassador Alberto M. Fernandez is the President of the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN).  He was formerlly vice-president of...

Dr. Vida Hamd is currently the Policy Officer for Political and Humanitarian Affairs at the Embassy of Netherlands in...

Dr. Christian Koch is the Director of the Gulf Research Center Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Koch’s work and...

Dr. Mohammed Issam Laaroussi is a Senior Researcher at TRENDS Research & Advisory. Laaroussi has previously worked at the...

Geoffrey Harris is the Distinguished Teaching Fellow Vesalius College, Brussels and Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges.  He...

Dr. Lorenzo Vidino is the Director of the Program on Extremism at George Washington University’s Center for Cyber &...

Matthew Ford is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sussex, specialising in military innovation, socio-technical change, the social...

Dr Nakhle the Director and Founder of Crystol Energy, and is an internationally recognised expert in the field of...

Cinzia Bianco is an analyst and researcher with the geopolitical risk consultancy Gulf State Analytics. Previously she carried on...

Pamela Ligouri Bunker is an Associate with Small Wars Journal—El Centro and an independent researcher in international security and...

Dr. Ahmed Al Hamli is the founder and President of TRENDS Research & Advisory.  He is an expert in...

Radwa Radwan Said is an International & Energy Economic Researcher at TRENDS. She previously worked as a senior economic...

Leah Sherwood is the Deputy Director of Research at TRENDS. Previously, she worked at the Institute for International and...

Dr. Jean-Marc Rickli is assistant professor at the Department of Defence Studies of King’s College London based at the...

Sara Zeiger is a Senior Research Analyst at Hedayah, the International Center of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism (CVE)...

Dr. Clark McCauley is Research Professor of Psychology at Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania, USA.  His research interests include stereotypes,...

Gerald Butt is a UK-based Middle East analyst and consultant on political and energy trends. An Arabist who was...

Michael is a barrister with Outer Temple, London.  He is highly-regarded for advocacy and advisory skills in conducting commercial...

Dr. Daniel Baltrusaitis is a Professor of Strategy and Security Studies at the National Defense College of the United...

Ally Dunhill is the Associate Dean for Student Experience in the Faculty of Arts, Cultures and Education at the...

Professor Neil Boister is Professor of Law at the University of Waikato, New Zealand.  He is the author of...

Dr. Arturo Laurent is currently a Programme Officer for the Terrorism Prevention Branch of the United Nations Office on...

Dr. Risa Brooks is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Marquette University, where she specializes in the study...

Dr. Nikolay Kozhanov is a nonresident scholar in the Foreign and Security Policy Program at the Carnegie Moscow Center...

Dr. Coates Ulrichsen is an Affiliate Professor at the Henry M Jackson School of International Studies at the University...

Richard Sakwa is Professor of Russian and European Politics at the University of Kent, and an Associate Fellow of...

Dr. Christopher Griffin’s research focuses on French counter terrorism and counterinsurgency strategy in Africa.  His work builds on historical...

Professor Dutkiewicz is Director of the Center for Governance and Public Policy at Carleton University, Ottawa Canada and a...

Dr. Kristian Alexander is an Assistant Professor in the College of Sustainability Sciences & Humanities at Zayed University, Abu...

Dr. Andrew Staniforth is a serving UK police officer with substantial experience of counter-terrorism, currently leading a unique police...

Dr. Soraya Sidani is visiting fellow at the Center for International Studies and Research (CERI, France). She is also...

Dr Anne (Azza) Aly is Associate Professor at Curtin University, Perth, Australia, with a focus on radicalization, counter terrorism...

Anne Speckhard is Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry and of Security Studies in the School of Medicine and the...

Richard Woodward is a political economist specialising in global governance, international institutions, offshore financial centres, tax havens, and sports-diplomacy....

Dr. Scott Englund serves as an adjunct professor of political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Prior...

Estella received her PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Sydney, Australia. Since 2010, Estella Carpi has been conducting research...

Andreas Schleicher is Special Advisor on Education Policy to OECD’s Secretary-General and Director for Education and Skills. He also...

Christopher Coker is Professor of International Relations at London School of Economics. He is the author of many books...

Dr. Mohammed Abdelraouf is currently an environmental researcher with many think tanks in the Middle East and currently elected...

Julian Schofield (PhD Columbia) is an associate professor in political science at Concordia University. His books include a study...

Dr. Robert J. Bunker’s research interests mainly focus on non-state threat groups, future war, and counter-threat strategies. Dr. Bunker...

Paul B. Rich is co-editor of the journal Small Wars & Insurgencies and author/editor of ten books including The Routledge Handbook...

Samira Saleh, Education Reform Researcher and environmental expert, received B.A. from Yarmouk University –Jordan with a major in Chemistry...

Professor Tarek Fahmy is the Head of Political and Strategic Unit at the National Center for Middle East Studies,...

Professor AbdelQader has several published research papers, books, and literature, exploring areas such as international conflict, international political systems...

Dr. Richard Burchill is the Director of Research and Engagement for TRENDS.  Previously he was a member of the...