Biography and Research Interests
Ibrahim A. Karawan is the former Director of the Middle East Center and a Professor of Political Science at the University of Utah. Between 1995 and 1997 he was the Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies and Directing Staff Member at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, IISS, in London. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for International Studies at Oxford University and a Fellow at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Professor Karawan is a frequent contributing analyst to the BBC World Service, CNN, Al-Jazeera satellite Television, and Abu Dhabi TV. He is a former Senior Research Associate at the Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies in Cairo, Egypt. His research has focused on Islamist movements, the political role of Arab military institutions, inter-Arab relations, nuclear issues in the Middle East, Persian Gulf regional security, and explaining major alterations of Egypt's foreign and defense policies.
Recent Publications
THE ISLAMIST IMPASSE (Oxford University Press, 1997); "Political Parties Between State Power and Islamist Opposition," in BETWEEN THE STATE AND ISLAM, William Zartman and Charles Butterworth, eds., (Cambridge University Press, 2000); "Identity and Foreign Policy: The Case of Egypt," in IDENTITY AND FOREIGN POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, Shibley Telhami and Michael Barnett, eds., (Cornell University Press, forthcoming 2001); "The Erosion of Consensus: GCC States' Perceptions of a Changing Region," in MUTUAL SECURITY IN THE GULF, Gary Sick and Lawrence Potter, eds., (St. Martins Press, 2001); "The Case For a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone," in NUCLEAR WEAPONS-FREE ZONES, Ramesh Thakur, ed., (Macmillan Press, 1998); "Arab Perspectives on Middle East Security," in MIDDLE EAST SECURITY AND THE SHADOW OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATION," Barry Schneider, ed., (Air University Press, 1999); and "Egypt," in THE POLITICAL ROLE OF THE MILITARY, C. Danapoulos and C. Watson eds., (Greenwood, 1997).
Some of his articles on Middle Eastern issues have been published in the International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES), The Middle East Journal, Contention (by Indiana University Press), The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, Journal of Arab Affairs and The Middle East Economic Digest.