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James F. Jeffrey
Chair of the Middle East Program;
Former ambassador to Iraq and Turkey, and Special Envoy to the Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS
Former ambassador to Iraq and Turkey, and Special Envoy to the Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS
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Merissa Khurma
Program Director, Middle East Program

Alexander Farley
Program and Research Associate, Middle East Program

Brooke Sherman
Program Assistant, Middle East Program
Fellows

Alexander Bick
Global Fellow;
Research Scholar, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Research Scholar, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

Haleh Esfandiari
Distinguished Fellow; Director Emerita, Middle East ProgramĀ
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Marina Ottaway
Middle East Fellow;
Former Senior Research Associate and Head of the Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Former Senior Research Associate and Head of the Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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David Ottaway
Middle East Fellow;
Middle East Specialist and Former Washington Post Correspondent
Middle East Specialist and Former Washington Post Correspondent

Margot Badran
Global Fellow;
Senior Fellow, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim Christian Understanding, Georgetown University
Senior Fellow, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim Christian Understanding, Georgetown University

Aaron David Miller
Global Fellow
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Robin Wright
USIP-Wilson Center Distinguished Fellow;
AuthorĀ and columnist for The New Yorker
AuthorĀ and columnist for The New Yorker

Gareth Stansfield
Global Fellow;
Professor of Middle East Studies, Al-Qasimi Chair of Arab Gulf Studies, University of Exeter, UK
Professor of Middle East Studies, Al-Qasimi Chair of Arab Gulf Studies, University of Exeter, UK

Amy Austin Holmes
Fellow;
Associate Professor of Sociology, American University in Cairo and 2019
Associate Professor of Sociology, American University in Cairo and 2019
Asher Orkaby
Fellow;
Research Scholar, Transregional Institute, Princeton University
Research Scholar, Transregional Institute, Princeton University

Dalia Dassa Kaye
Fellow;
Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation
Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation