Mostafa Hashem is a journalist for the political section of the Egyptian daily Al-Shorouk, covering political Islamist, jihadi, and revolutionary youth movements. His reporting has been published by Reuters and Deutsche Welle, and his analysis has been published by the Carnegie Endowment’s online journal Sada and the Atlantic Council’s EgyptSource. Hashem has extensively covered active
Learn MoreRobert Muggah is a specialist in security and development. He co-founded the Igarapé Institutewhere he oversees research and technology development. He also oversees research at the SecDev Foundation, a cyber analytics group. Robert is affiliated with the University of Oxford, University of San Diego, as well as the Center for Conflict, Development and Peace at
Learn MoreRobert Kagan is a senior fellow with the Project on International Order and Strategy in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. He is a contributing columnist at the Washington Post. His most recent book is The New York Times bestseller, “The World America Made” (Knopf, 2012) His previous books include “The Return of History and
Learn MoreShana Marshall is Associate Director of the Institute for Middle East Studies and Research Faculty member at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. She earned her PhD in International Relations and Comparative Politics of the Middle East at the University of Maryland in 2012. Her dissertation, “The New Politics of Patronage: The
Learn MoreAbdelrahman Youssef is an Egyptian independent journalist, focusing on religious movements, political affairs and macro economic issues. He has worked as a field journalist in many conflict zones, including the Sinai and Gaza, and is now writing for Al-Ahram Center for Political & Strategic Studies, Al-Bursa, Daily News Egypt and El-Badil in Egypt, as well
Learn MoreMaged Mandour is a political analyst who writes openDemocracy’s “Chronicles of the Arab Revolt” column, which covers the affairs of the Arab world with a special focus on social change in the post-Arab Spring Middle East. He research interests include political violence, state repression, class formation, and capitalist development in the Arab world, as well
Learn MoreJournalist and PhD candidate at SOAS. His research interests focus on political economy. He extensively worked on Egypt, Bahrain, West Africa, the UK and US. Recently, he contributed to the Committee to Protect Journalists’ book, “Attacks on the Press” (2015). https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/author/2015/7/29/mohamed-el-meshad
Learn MoreMay El-Sadany is the Nonresident Fellow for Legal and Judicial Analysis with TIMEP. She has previously worked at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, among other places. Ms. El-Sadany’s published work has covered legal and constitutional issues in Egypt, human rights issues in Syria, sectarian violence in the Middle
Learn MoreYasser El-Shimy was a visiting research fellow at ECFR, where he conducted research on EU-Egyptian relations in light of the latter’s socio-political situation. He has earned his PhD from Boston University in International Relations and Comparative Politics. His most recent research focuses on the roles of the military and the Muslim Brotherhood in the failure
Learn MoreAnthony Dworkin is a senior policy fellow at ECFR, where he leads the organisation’s work in the area of human rights, democracy, and justice. Among other subjects, he has conducted research and written on European and US frameworks for counterterrorism, on the European Union’s human rights strategy, and on the pursuit of justice in the
Learn MoreALEXANDER VELEZ-GREEN is a Research Associate with the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program. He specializes in defense, deterrence, and escalation management issues. His recent work focuses on the impact of disruptive technologies on Russian military doctrine and U.S.-Russian strategic stability, more broadly. Mr. Velez-Green has also written on Middle East security matters. Mr...
Learn MoreMOHAMED AL ANSARY is a lawyer and regional legal researcher with the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies. Mr. Al Ansary holds a diploma in International Law from Cairo University. He has worked for 16 years as a lawyer in various fields, including criminal, labor, and administrative law. He has conducted extensive research on the use
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