The Middle East and North Africa 2024, 70th Edition

Europa Publications’ regional publications are compiled by a team of editors and researchers, with introductory and country-specific material provided by specialists in their field:

• Mohammad Al-Asadi. Research Economist, Syrian Center for Policy Research, Vienna, Austria.

• Liam Anderson. Professor of Political Science, School of Social Sciences and International Studies, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA.

• Claire Beaugrand. Lecturer in Sociology of the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, UK; CNRS Researcher at the Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales (IRISSO), Université Paris Dauphine-PSL, France.

• Natália Calfat. PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, University of São Paulo, Brazil.

• Kristian Coates Ulrichsen. Fellow for the Middle East, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.

• Omar S. Dahi. Professor of Economics, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA; and Founding Director of `Security in Context’ research network.

• Justin Dargin. Middle East Energy and Climate Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC, USA; and former legal advisor to OPEC.

• Alan J. Day. Former Editor of The Annual Register, London, UK; former Joint Editor of the Political Handbook of the World, Binghamton University, New York, USA.

• Gianni Del Panta. Junior Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Pavia, Italy.

• Vincent Durac. Associate Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, Ireland.

• Courtney Freer. Visiting Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

• Brandon Friedman. Director of Research, Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University, Israel.

• Cengiz Gunes. Associate Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

• Julia Gurol. Postdoctoral Researcher, Chair for International Relations, University of Freiburg & Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institute Freiburg, Germany.

• Habib Hinn. Lecturer in Finance and Economics, Birzeit University, Ramallah, Palestinian Territories.

• Martin Hvidt. Associate Professor and Head of Studies, Center for Modern Middle East and Muslim Studies, Department of Culture and Language, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.

• Gareth Jenkins. Non-resident Senior Fellow with the Silk Road Studies Program, based in İstanbul, Türkiye.

• Marc Jones. Associate Professor in Middle East Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar.

• Amir Magdy Kamel. Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor), School of Security Studies; Fellow, Institute of Middle Eastern Studies, King’s College London, UK; and Visiting Faculty, Abbasi Program, Stanford University, USA, and Politics and International Studies, University of San Francisco, USA.

• Raja Khalidi. Director-General, Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS), Ramallah, Palestinian Territories.

• Richard I. Lawless. Late Emeritus Reader in Middle Eastern Studies, Durham University, UK.

• Robert E. Looney. Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA.

• Simon Mabon. Professor of International Politics, and Director of SEPAD, Lancaster University, UK.

• Ali Noureddeen. Independent economic researcher and writer, specializing in the Middle East and North Africa region.

• Francis Owtram. Honorary Research Fellow, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, UK.

• Nigel Parsons. Senior Lecturer, Politics Programme, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

• Neil Partrick. Writer and analyst on the Arabian Peninsula and wider Middle East.

• Islam Rabee. Assistant Researcher at the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS), Ramallah, Palestinian Territories.

• David Roberts. Senior Lecturer, School of Security Studies, King’s College London, UK; Adjunct Faculty, Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po, Paris, France; Non-resident Fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute, Washington, DC, USA; and former Director of the Qatar office of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies

• Charles Schmitz. Professor and Chair, Department of Geography & Environmental Planning, Towson University, USA.

• R. B. Serjeant. Late Professor of Arabic and Director of the Middle East Centre, University of Cambridge, UK.

• Vaughn Shannon. Professor of Political Science, School of Social Sciences and International Studies, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA.

• Moin Siddiqi. Independent economist specializing in macroeconomic developments and the banking sector in the Middle East and Africa; also advises on trends in petroleum markets.

• Andreas Stergiou. Professor, Department of Economics, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece.

• Ronald Bruce St John. Independent scholar specializing in the political economy of developing states.

• Máté Szalai. Marie Sklodowska-Curie COFUND Fellow, Ca’ Foscari University, Venice, Italy.

• Marc Valeri. Associate Professor in Political Economy of the Middle East and Director of the Centre for Gulf Studies, University of Exeter, UK.

• Edward Wastnidge. Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Studies, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

• Onn Winckler. Professor, Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Haifa, Israel.

• Chahir Zaki. Professor of Economics and World Trade Organization Chair Holder, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt.

• Eyal Zisser. Vice Rector, and Yona and Dina Ettinger Chair in Contemporary History of the Middle East, Tel Aviv University, Israel.

• Barbara Zollner. Independent scholar, specializing in the Middle East.

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