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The Program on the Middle East at FPRI was not only extremely productive in 2016, but the research and insights of its scholars achieved local, national, and global recognition. Our scholars published regularly on critical developments and trends in the Middle East and participated in diverse programming, geared at policymakers and engaged citizens alike about regional issues that bear upon American foreign policy.
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+220 Scholarly Contributions +200 External Outlets +20 countries |
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+65 Scholarly Contributions 9 Internal Outlets 5 Distinct Venues |
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FPRI Names 5 Robert A. Fox Fellows
The Program on the Middle East was proud to announce that it named five Robert A. Fox Fellows, who are spending the year writing and speaking on a wide range of issues related to the Middle East and North Africa, and U.S. policy therein. Sponsored by Robert A. Fox, these Fellows have been chosen on the basis of their erudite scholarly contributions and their ability to respond to contemporary developments in the region in a sound and timely fashion, based on FPRI’s focus on geopolitical analysis. This marks the second year (2016-2017) of the fellowship, which was awarded to two new scholars* and renewed for an additional year for three existing scholars. They are:
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Increase FPRI’s global reach
Impact today’s policy discussion
Change our understanding of this important region
How do we know? Take a look at the accomplishments of just one of our Robert A. Fox Fellows,
Clint Watts:
ABC 7 – WJLA, Associated Press, BBC America, Business Insider, BuzzFeed, CBC Radio-Canada, CTC Sentinel, Daily Mail, Epoch Times, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy’s Middle East Channel, Fox News, Globe and Mail, Huffington Post, IDC International Radio, Markaz: The Brookings Institution, Military Times, Mother Jones, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, NPR, Opposing Views, PBS News Hour, Philly.com, Quartz Africa, Reuters, Sky News, The Daily Beast, The Hill, The Malay Mail, The National, The Washington Times, Time, UPI, US News and World Report, USA Today, Vox, War on the Rocks, Western Journalism, WHYY’s Radio Times, World Magazine, World Politics Review.
Defense Intelligence Agency, George C. Marshall Center Program on Terrorism and Security Studies (Germany), International Institute for Counter-Terrorism – ICT) World Summit (Israel), National Counterterrorism Center, National Defense University, NJ Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, The Brookings Institution, U.S. Institute of Peace, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
These numbers are double what they were last year at this time, meaning that the impact and reach the Fox Fellows have increased at an exponential level over time.