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Hanin Ghaddar (Updated July 7, 2020)

Hanin Ghaddar is the inaugural Friedmann Visiting Fellow at The Washington Institute's Geduld Program on Arab Politics, where she focuses on Shia politics throughout the Levant.

The longtime managing editor of Lebanon's NOW news website, Ghaddar shed light on a broad range of cutting-edge issues, from the evolution of Hezbollah inside Lebanon's fractured political system to Iran's growing influence throughout the Middle East. In addition, she has contributed to a number of U.S.-based magazines and newspapers, including the New York Times and Foreign Policy.

Prior to joining NOW in 2007, Ghaddar wrote for the Lebanese newspapers As-Safir, An-Nahar, and Al-Hayat, and also worked as a researcher for the United Nations Development Program regional office. A native of Al-Ghazieh, Lebanon, Ghaddar holds a bachelor's degree in English literature and a master's degree in Middle East studies, both from the American University of Beirut.

Hanin Ghaddar (Updated July 19, 2018)

Hanin Ghaddar is the inaugural Friedmann Visiting Fellow at The Washington Institute's Geduld Program on Arab Politics, where she focuses on Shia politics throughout the Levant.

The longtime managing editor of Lebanon's NOW news website, Ghaddar shed light on a broad range of cutting-edge issues, from the evolution of Hezbollah inside Lebanon's fractured political system to Iran's growing influence throughout the Middle East. In addition, she has contributed to a number of U.S.-based magazines and newspapers, including the New York Times and Foreign Policy.

Prior to joining NOW in 2007, Ghaddar wrote for the Lebanese newspapers As-Safir, An-Nahar, and Al-Hayat, and also worked as a researcher for the United Nations Development Program regional office. A native of Al-Ghazieh, Lebanon, Ghaddar holds a bachelor's degree in English literature and a master's degree in Middle East studies, both from the American University of Beirut.

Matthew Levitt (Updated January 26, 2017)

Matthew Levitt is a senior fellow and director of The Washington Institute's Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, and an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Previously, he served as deputy assistant secretary for intelligence and analysis at the U.S. Department of the Treasury and earlier still as an FBI counterterrorism analyst. He is the author of several books, including Hamas: Politics, Charity and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad (Yale University Press, 2006) and the forthcoming Hezbollah's Global Reach: The Worldwide Presence of Lebanon's Party of God.

Matthew Levitt (Updated October 30, 2010)

Matthew Levitt is a senior fellow and director of The Washington Institute's Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, and an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Previously, he served as deputy assistant secretary for intelligence and analysis at the U.S. Department of the Treasury and earlier still as an FBI counterterrorism analyst. He is the author of several books, including Hamas: Politics, Charity and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad (Yale University Press, 2006) and the forthcoming Hezbollah's Global Reach: The Worldwide Presence of Lebanon's Party of God.

Hizb ut-Tahrir

Kevin Truitte (Updated September 29, 2020)

Kevin Truitte is an independent researcher and graduate student pursuing an MA in Security Studies at Georgetown University. He previously worked as a Research Assistant at Hudson Institute, where he focused on state instability and security challenges in the Middle East and North Africa. He holds a BA in Political Science and Islamic Civilization and Societies from Boston College.

Kevin Truitte (Updated April 18, 2018)

Kevin Truitte is an independent researcher and graduate student pursuing an MA in Security Studies at Georgetown University. He previously worked as a Research Assistant at Hudson Institute, where he focused on state instability and security challenges in the Middle East and North Africa. He holds a BA in Political Science and Islamic Civilization and Societies from Boston College.

Emmanuel Karagiannis (Updated January 12, 2017)

Emmanuel Karagiannis is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Macedonia’s Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies in Thessaloniki, Greece and a Research Associate of Bryn Mawr College's Solomon Asch Center for the Study of Ethno-political Conflict in the United States. He is the author of Political Islam in Central Asia: The Challenge of Hizb ut-Tahrir (New York: Routledge, 2010).

Emmanuel Karagiannis (Updated November 30, 2013)

Emmanuel Karagiannis is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Macedonia’s Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies in Thessaloniki, Greece and a Research Associate of Bryn Mawr College's Solomon Asch Center for the Study of Ethno-political Conflict in the United States. He is the author of Political Islam in Central Asia: The Challenge of Hizb ut-Tahrir (New York: Routledge, 2010).

Emmanuel Karagiannis (Updated October 6, 2013)

Emmanuel Karagiannis is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Macedonia’s Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies in Thessaloniki, Greece and a Research Associate of Bryn Mawr College's Solomon Asch Center for the Study of Ethno-political Conflict in the United States. He is the author of Political Islam in Central Asia: The Challenge of Hizb ut-Tahrir (New York: Routledge, 2010).

Tyler Rauert (Updated December 30, 2010)

Tyler Rauert is a Professor of International Law and Political Violence at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies of the National Defense University. He focuses on the study of just war theory, the law of armed conflict, human rights, transnational organized crime, and security in the Middle East and South Asia. The views expressed herein do not represent those of the National Defense University, the Department of Defense, or any other branch of the U.S. government.