Barah Mikail

Dr. Barah Mikaïl is a Senior Researcher on the Middle East and North Africa at FRIDE, a Madrid-based think tank for global action, which provides analysis of key debates in international relations.. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science.
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, International Relations, Media, Migration and Integration, Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Languages: Arabic, English, French
Field of Work: Academia, Think tank/Research center
City: Madrid
Country: Spain
Continent: Europe
Benedetta Berti
Institute for National Security Studies Fellow

Benedetta Berti is a research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), a Young Atlanticist at the Atlantic Council, and a member of the faculty at Tel Aviv University. She also works as security and policy consultant for political risk consulting firms, international organizations as well as foreign embassies. Before joining INSS, Dr. [...]
Institute for National Security Studies Fellow
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Defense and Security, International Relations, Law and Human Rights, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Latin America and the Caribbean, North Africa and Middle East
Geographical Expertise - Country: Israel, Lebanon, Palestine
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish
Country: Israel
Continent: Asia
Benjamin Isakhan
Research Fellow at the Centre for Comparative Social Research

Dr. Benjamin Isakhan is Research Fellow at the Centre for Comparative Social Research, part of the Faculty of Arts and Education at Deakin University, Australia. Previously, Dr. Isakhan has been a Research Fellow with the Centre for Dialogue at La Trobe University and a Research Fellow and Lecturer for the Griffith Islamic Research Unit, part of the National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies, Australia.
Research Fellow at the Centre for Comparative Social Research
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, Oceania
Geographical Expertise - Country: Iraq
Language: English
Field of Work: Author/Novelist, Think tank/Research center
City: Melbourne
Country: Australia
Continent: Australia
Bent Nørby Bonde
Director, Media Progress

Dr. Bent Nørby Bonde is an experienced manager and strategic developer of conflict prevention and peacebuilding programs. Since 2003 he has been the director of Media Progress, a European consultancy firm dedicated to integrating media and ICT strategies into projects seeking to promote development, democracy and good governance.
Director, Media Progress
Area of Expertise: Business and Globalization, Civil Society, Development, Law and Human Rights, Media, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East, North America
Languages: Danish, English, French
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Journalist/Commentator
City: Carthage, Copenhagan
Country: Denmark, Tunisia
Continent: Africa, Europe
Bernard Haykel
Director, Institute for Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, Princeton University

Professor Bernard Haykel is a professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University, specializing in the study of the politics and history of the Middle East, particularly Islamic political movements and law.
Director, Institute for Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, Princeton University
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Law and Human Rights, Religion, Terrorism, Women's Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, North America
Languages: Arabic, English, Farsi, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Urdu
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Think tank/Research center
City: Princeton
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Bill Ury
Chairman, the Abraham Path Initiative

Bill Ury is chairman of the Abraham Path Initiative, a project which seeks to create unity between faiths through creating a permanent path of tourism and pilgrimage in the Middle East that retraces the footsteps of Abraham, the unifying figure in the three Abrahamic faiths, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. He is also the co-founder of Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation, where he currently directs the Global Negotiation Project.
Chairman, the Abraham Path Initiative
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Law and Human Rights, Media, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Africa and Middle East, North America, Subsaharan Africa
Geographical Expertise - Country: Indonesia
Languages: English, French
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Author/Novelist, Non-Governmental
City: Boston
Country: USA
Continent: North America
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