Experts & Staff – Middle East and North Africa
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
North African migration, Tunisia’s foreign relations, decentralisation, and local governance
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Director, Middle East and North Africa programme
Areas of expertise
Middle East and North Africa
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
The Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf region, European relations with the Gulf countries
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Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Human rights; democracy; justice; North Africa (especially Egypt and Tunisia); war crimes; drones and counterterrorism; US foreign policy
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Deputy Director, Middle East and North Africa programme
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Europe-Iran relations; Iran nuclear deal and associated sanctions policy; Iranian foreign and domestic policy; Iran-Saudi relations
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Iraqi politics; Iraqi foreign policy; democratisation in Iraq; federalism; international development
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Deputy Head, Paris Office
Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Middle East geoeconomics; China – Gulf relations; Gulf region; Red Sea geopolitics
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Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Middle East; Israel/Palestine; Western Sahara; conflict resolution; international law and armed conflict
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Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Libya, North Africa, Euro-Med cooperation, stabilisation, and democratisation
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Head, ECFR Rome
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Geopolitics and International Relations; MENA Region; Libya; EU-MENA relations; Italian-Libyan relations; Italian foreign policy
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pan-European Fellow
Areas of expertise
Ethnic conflicts, international relations and strategic studies, post-conflict state structures, the Balkans, the Middle East and North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
African climate and energy policy, the Gulf states, the Middle East, fragile states