User:Lusta1/Steven A. Cook

Steven A. Cook is the Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and a noted expert on the Arab world and the Middle East. He is also the author of The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square (Oxford University Press, Fall 2011) and Ruling But Not Governing: The Military and Political Development in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007). Cook contributes regularly to several prominent foreign policy journals such as Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Atlantic, and The New Republic, among others. Cook runs blog about Egypt and its unfolding political situation since the uprisings on January 25th, 2011, From The Potomac To The Euphrates.

=Academic Background and Honors=

Cook received his undergraduate degree in International Studies from Vassar College in 1990, a Masters in International Affairs from Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies in 1995, and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2003. Prior to joining CFR, Cook held fellowships at the Brookings Institution (2001-2002) and the Institute of Turkish Studies Research and Writing Fellowship (2001-2002). In 1999, he was a recipient of the Boren Fellowship.

Experience
Cook travels to the Middle East, usually Turkey and Egypt, several times a year and has lived in Cairo, Damascus, Jerusalem, Ankara, and Ramallah. He knows three languages: English, Arabic, and Turkish.

=Books=

The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square Fall 2011

Ruling But Not Governing: The Military and Political Development in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey 2007

=Op-eds=


 * After The Arab Spring, The Atlantic, March 28th 2011
 * America Shouldn't Hijack Egypt's Revolution, Foreign Policy, March 9th 2011
 * Why Israel Won't Attack Iran, Foreign Policy, June 9th 2009
 * Israel Must Learn The Limits Of Bombing And Violence In Palestine, US News & World Report, January 5th 2009

=Articles=


 * The U.S.-Egyptian Break Up, Foreign Affairs, February 2nd 2011
 * Egypt's Hero?, Foreign Affairs, March 26 2010
 * The Third Intifada, The New Republic, November 16th 2009
 * Adrift on the Nile, Foreign Affairs, March/April 2009

=Interviews=


 * More Isolated al-Qaeda In The Mideast, Council on Foreign Relations, May 2nd 2011
 * Egypt's Referendum: Nervous Steps Forward, Council on Foreign Relations, March 21st 2011
 * U.S.-Israeli Relations: Where Do They Go From Here?, PBS NewsHour, March 25th 2010
 * Tentative Talks Resume In The Mideast, Worldfocus, March 9th 2010
 * Hosni Mubarak Meets with President Obama, Charlie Rose Talk Show, August 18th 2009
 * July 2006 War Between Lebanon And Israel, Good Morning America, Summer 2006