Experts & Staff – Middle East and North Africa
Director, Middle East and North Africa programme
Areas of expertise
Middle East and North Africa
Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
The Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf region, European relations with the Gulf countries
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Human rights; democracy; justice; North Africa (especially Egypt and Tunisia); war crimes; drones and counterterrorism; US foreign policy
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
Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Algeria, Euro-Med cooperation, geopolitical competition, democratisation and youth
Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Russia, Middle East & North Africa, international relations, international security and defence, military intervention
Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Iraqi politics; Iraqi foreign policy; democratisation in Iraq; federalism; international development
Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Middle East geoeconomics; China – Gulf relations; Gulf region
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Middle East; Israel/Palestine; Western Sahara; conflict resolution; international law and armed conflict
Senior Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Libya, North Africa, Euro-Med cooperation, stabilisation, and democratisation
Programme Manager, Middle East and North Africa
Areas of expertise
Middle East; human rights; refugees; humanitarian issues
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
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
Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
African climate and energy policy, the Gulf states, the Middle East, fragile states