Emile Hokayem

Mr. Hokayem is senior fellow for Regional Security in IISS’s Middle East office in Manama, Bahrain. Previously he worked as political editor and international affairs columnist for the Abu Dhabi based newspaper, The National. From 2004 to 2008 he was research fellow at the Stimson Center. His research focuses on Iran-GCC relations, regional security in the Gulf and Middle East, and the role of outside actors in the Middle East.