Southwest Asia/Gulf Program

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PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Ellen Laipson: Ellen Laipson joined the Center in 2002 after nearly 25 years of government service. Key positions included Vice Chair of the National Intelligence Council (NIC) (1997-2002) and Special Assistant to the US Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1995-97). At the NIC, Laipson co-managed the interdisciplinary study Global Trends 2015 and dire... more

RESEARCH STAFF

Emile El-Hokayem: Emile El-Hokayem is a Non-Resident Research Fellow with the Henry L. Stimson Center’s Southwest Asia/Gulf program and the Politics Editor of the Abu Dhabi-based newspaper The National. From 2004 to 2008, Emile served as a resident fellow at the Stimson Center. His research i... more

Elena McGovern: Elena McGovern is a Research Assistant for the Southwest Asia/Gulf Project, which focuses on security in the Persian Gulf, Iran-GCC relations and the Iranian nuclear issue.  She also serves as the Special Assistant to the President of the Stimson Center.  Elena graduated with honors from Lehigh University with... more

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Sahar Zubairy

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Program News

• Ellen Laipson published a new report for the Century Foundation entitled "America and the Emerging Iraqi Reality: New Goals, No Illusions" »
• Emile Hokayem comments on the recent violence in Lebanon at the US Institute of Peace »
• Emile El-Hokayem comments on the implications of Senator Obama's foreign policy approach with Syria in the Wall Street Journal. »
• Emile el-Hokayem comments on US policy towards Syria in the Washington Post. »