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CONTRIBUTORS
rity (SEMERS), General James L. Jones. Dr. Levitt is the author of a number
of highly acclaimed studies, most recently Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of
Lebanon’s Party of God.
■ JEAN-FRANCOIS PACTET
Jean-Francois Pactet is a member of the French diplomatic corps and currently
serves as a counselor at the Embassy of France in Washington DC. He
previously served as advisor for foreign affairs in the French Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and International Development, and was a visiting fellow at the
Center for Strategic and International Studies. His areas of expertise include
foreign policy, international security, and international relations.
■ DAVID POLLOCK
David Pollock, the Kaufman Fellow at The Washington Institute, focuses
on the political dynamics of Middle East countries. He is the director of
Project Fikra, a program of research, publication, and network building
designed to generate policy ideas for promoting positive change and countering
the spread of extremism in the Middle East.
■ MUHAMED SABRY
Muhamed Sabry is an Egyptian journalist based in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
After studying at the International Center for Journalists in Washington
DC, he returned to Egypt in early 2011 to document the January
revolution.
■ AARON Y. ZELIN
Aaron Y. Zelin is the Richard Borow Fellow at The Washington Institute,
where he focuses on the ways that jihadist groups adjust to the new political
environment in countries transitioning to democracy. He is also a PhD
candidate at King’s College of London and a fellow at its associated International
Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence.
■ KATHERINE ZIMMERMAN
Katherine Zimmerman is a research fellow at the American Enterprise
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