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Middle East Program
Program Staff & Fellows
Staff and fellows are the core of the Wilson Center's knowledge on the Middle East. Our current cohort of fellows joins us to pursue a variety of research projects, and our resident scholars contribute their extensive background and expertise.
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Program Staff
Featured
James F. Jeffrey
Chair of the Middle East Program, Slater Family Distinguished Fellow;
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
Featured
Merissa Khurma
Program Director, Middle East Program
Alexander Farley
Program Associate
Brooke Sherman
Program Coordinator
Current Fellows
Featured
Guy Laron
Fellow;
Senior Lecturer, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Senior Lecturer, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Featured
Geneive Abdo
Fellow;
Former Fellow, Brookings Doha Center
Former Fellow, Brookings Doha Center
Featured
Stephen J. King
Fellow;
Professor of Political Science, Georgetown University
Professor of Political Science, Georgetown University
Hind Al Ansari
Public Policy Fellow;
Ph.D. Candidate, Faculty of Education, Cambridge University
Ph.D. Candidate, Faculty of Education, Cambridge University
Resident Scholars
Featured
Haleh Esfandiari
Distinguished Fellow; Director Emerita, Middle East Program
Featured
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
Featured
David Ottaway
Middle East Fellow;
Former Washington Post Middle East Correspondent
Former Washington Post Middle East Correspondent
Featured
Robin Wright
USIP-Wilson Center Distinguished Fellow;
Author and columnist for The New Yorker
Author and columnist for The New Yorker
Global Fellows
David Hale
Global Fellow;
Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; Former Ambassador to Pakistan, Lebanon, and Jordan
Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; Former Ambassador to Pakistan, Lebanon, and Jordan
Aaron David Miller
Global Fellow
Lynn Mounzer
Global Fellow;
Gender in Business Specialist
Gender in Business Specialist
Margot Badran
Global Fellow;
Honorary Fellow, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim Christian Understanding, Georgetown University
Honorary Fellow, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim Christian Understanding, Georgetown University
Alumni
Laura Robson
Former Fellow; RAFDI Working Group Member
Nadia Oweidat
Former Fellow
Asher Orkaby
Research Scholar, Transregional Institute, Princeton University
Dalia Dassa Kaye
Senior Fellow at UCLA’s Burkle Center for International Relations
