Flynt Leverett

Flynt Leverett is an expert on the Middle East and international energy issues with insider credentials and a willingness to be outspoken.

Henry Hogger

Former British Ambassador to Syria

Shibley Telhami

Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland

The Peace Puzzle: America's Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace, 1989–2011

Philip Gordon

Former Special Assistant to the President on the Middle East and the Gulf Region

Jon B. Alterman

Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy and Director, Middle East Program

Martin Indyk

Lowy Distinguished Fellow in U.S.-Middle East Diplomacy at The Council on Foreign Relations in New York

Master of the Game: A Book Talk with Martin Indyk

Ray Takeyh

Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies

Rashid Khalidi

Palestinian-American Historian, Award-Winning Author & Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University

Rashid Khalidi on why memory of the Nakba is stronger than ever

Shahram Chubin

Nonresident senior associate in the Carnegie Nuclear Policy Program. Based in Geneva, Chubin’s research focuses on nonproliferation, terrorism, and Middle East security issues.

Mona Ataya

Founder of Mumzworld

Mona Ataya On Overcoming Self-Doubt And Building A Successful Enterprise

Avi Issacharoff

Israeli Journalist; The Times of Israel's Middle East Analyst

Alexandre Katrangi

Expert In Analysis & Macro Analysis on the Middle East & Africa

Robert Wexler

Former U.S. House Representative (Dem. FL); President of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace

Rami George Khouri

Executive Editor of Lebanese Newspaper, The Daily Star

Scott Bates

Middle East and National Security Expert

Ambassador Dennis Ross

Author, Counselor & William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute; Former Special Assistant to President Obama

Neeshad Shafi

Sustainability Futurist, Social Change Advocate & Expert on Climate Policy in the Middle East; Founder of Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar

Frederic Wehrey

Senior Fellow of the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment For International Peace

Judith Kipper

Judith Kipper is co-director of the Middle East Studies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

Dean Obeidallah

Political Comedian & Writer