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Dr. Ahmed Charai

Dr. Ahmed Charai is Chairman and CEO of Global Media Holding, a publishing and broadcasting conglomerate.

He is also a Mideast policy advisor in Washington whose articles have appeared in The New York Times, Politico, The Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Foreign Policy, National Interest, The Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, and more.

He is on the board of directors of many thinks tanks including the Atlantic Council, Center for Strategic and International Studies, International Crisis Group, International Center for Journalists, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Center for National Interest, and the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security.

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JISS houses a distinguished team of experts with deep knowledge in national security, geopolitics, and military strategy. These specialists have served in critical roles across the military, academia, and diplomatic spheres, enabling them to provide nuanced analyses of regional and global challenges.

Recent publications

The Islamic Republic on the Brink: An Iran Update – with Alexander Grinberg

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