J. Peter Pham
Director of the Michael S. Ansari Africa Center at the Atlantic Council

Dr. J. Peter Pham is the Director of the Michael S. Ansari Africa Center at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC.
Dr. Pham was previously Senior Vice President of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy, and editor of its bimonthly journal, American Foreign Policy Interests. He was also a tenured associate professor of Justice Studies, Political Science, and Africana Studies at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he was director of the Nelson Institute for International and Public Affairs.
Director of the Michael S. Ansari Africa Center at the Atlantic Council
Area of Expertise: Development, International Relations, Law and Human Rights, Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, North America, Subsaharan Africa
Languages: English, French, Italian
Field of Work: Author/Novelist, Non-Governmental
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Jagdish Bhagwati
Professor of International Economics, Columbia University

Professor Jagdish Bhagwati is a senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations and a professor at Columbia University.
Professor of International Economics, Columbia University
Area of Expertise: Business and Globalization, International Relations, Migration and Integration
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe, North Africa and Middle East, North America, Subsaharan Africa
Languages: English, Hindi
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Non-Governmental
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
James Blake
Geostrategic and Intelligence consultant

James Blake is an intelligence analyst for The Risk Advisory Group where he works on a variety of international security issues, including managing WorldAware, a product which informs clients throughout the world on issues of political and security risks.
Geostrategic and Intelligence consultant
Area of Expertise: Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Languages: Arabic, English
Field of Work: Think tank/Research center
City: Washington DC
Country: USA
Continent: Europe
Jen’nan Read
Associate Professor of Sociology, Duke University

Dr. Read is a Carnegie Scholar studying the policital, social, and cultural integration of Muslims in America.
Associate Professor of Sociology, Duke University
Area of Expertise: Migration and Integration, Minority Rights, Religion, Women's Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East, North America
Language: English
Field of Work: Academia
City: Durham
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Email: j.read@theglobalexperts.org
Jillian York
Project Manager, Berkman Center for Internet & Society/Talk Morocco

Jillian York is a a Boston-based writer, researcher, and activist whose work focuses on a range of issues related to freedom of expression, with special emphasis on the Arab world. She frequently comments on issues of politics and society in Syria and Morocco.
Project Manager, Berkman Center for Internet & Society/Talk Morocco
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Law and Human Rights, Media
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, North America
Languages: Arabic, English
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Government
City: San Francisco
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Joel Beinin
Professor of Middle East History at Stanford University

Professor Joel Beinin is Director of Middle East Studies and Professor of History at the American University in Cairo. He is on extended leave from Stanford University.
Professor of Middle East History at Stanford University
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, International Relations, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East
Geographical Expertise - Country: Israel, Palestine
Languages: Arabic, English
Field of Work: Academia, Think tank/Research center
City: Stanford
Country: USA
Continent: North America
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