Dr Maha Azzam

Expertise
- Political Islam
- Islam and Globalization
- Middle East Politics
- Islamist Groups in the Middle East with particular reference to Egypt
- Ideology of al-Qaeda
Experience
| 2002-Present | Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House |
| 1995-1999 | Head of Programme on Security and Development in Muslim States, Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies (RUSI) |
| 1993-1995 | Research Fellow, Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies (RUSI) |
| 1990-1991 | Research Associate, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), London |
Broadcast experience
Extensive
Languages
- Bi-lingual English/Arabic
- Egypt's Military Council and the Transition to Democracy Briefing Paper, May 2012
- Islamism: Extremists or Democrats The Arab Spring: Implications for British Policy, Conservative Middle East Council, October 2011
- The Centrality of Ideology in Counter-Terrorism Strategies in the Middle East, in James Forest (ed.) Counter Terrorism in the 21st Century (Praeger Security International 2007)
- Some Local and Global Dimensions in the Radicalisation of Muslim Communities in Europe, The Brown Journal of World Affairs, 2007
- Al-Qaeda-Five Years On Chatham House Briefing Paper, London, September 2006
- Islamism Revisited International Affairs, vol 82, no.6, November 2006
- Political Islam and the Ideology of Violence, in Professor James Forest (ed.) The Making of a Terrorist (Praeger Press 2006)
- Militant Islamism in Egypt and the New Jihad, in Jean-Luc (ed.) Jihadism (University Press France 2005)
- Egypt: Fragile Transition 18 June 2012
- 9/11 Ten Years On: The Threat from Al-Qaeda 01 September 2011
- Osama bin Laden: His Legacy 20 May 2011
- Egypt's Elections: A Challenge to the Regime? 20 May 2011


Expert comment | Dr Christopher Phillips
Syria: The View from Moscow
A weaker economy and the threat of Islamic State may limit some tools available to Russia, but are unlikely to alter Moscow’s overall view and strategy in Syria.
Wed 10 Dec