Steven A. Cook is the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is the author of ''False Dawn: Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the New Middle East'' (Oxford University Press, 2017). He is also the author of ''The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square'' (

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, 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 foreign policy journals such as '' Foreign Affairs'', '' Foreign Policy'', ''

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''. He also runs a blog about Middle Eastern politics and history.

Academic background and honors

Cook received his undergraduate degree in International Studies from

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in 1990, a Masters in International Affairs from the

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in 1995, and a PhD in Political Science from the

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in 2003. Prior to joining CFR, Cook held fellowships at the

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(2001–2002) and the Institute of Turkish Studies Research and Writing Fellowship (2001–2002). In 1999, he was a recipient of the Boren Fellowship to Turkey and Egypt.

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. His research is primarily steeped in civil-military relations in the Middle East and he appears frequently on television and radio interviews to provide expert commentary on unfolding current events in the Middle East.

Published works

; Books * ''False Dawn: Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the New Middle East'' 2017 * ''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
Tarnished Brass
'' Foreign Policy'', August 2, 2011
America's Radical Idealists Strike Again
''

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'', July, 2011
Arab Spring, Turkish Fall
'' Foreign Policy'', May 5, 2011
After The Arab Spring
, ''

'', March 28, 2011
America Shouldn't Hijack Egypt's Revolution
, '' Foreign Policy'', March 9, 2011 ;Articles
The U.S.-Egyptian Break Up
'' Foreign Affairs'', February 2, 2011
Egypt's Hero?
'' Foreign Affairs'', March 26, 2010
The Third Intifada
''

'', November 16, 2009
Adrift on the Nile
'' Foreign Affairs'', March/April 2009 ;Interviews
More Isolated al-Qaeda In The Mideast
, '' Council on Foreign Relations'', May 2, 2011
Egypt's Referendum: Nervous Steps Forward
, '' Council on Foreign Relations'', March 21, 2011
U.S.-Israeli Relations: Where Do They Go From Here?
''

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'', March 25, 2010
Tentative Talks Resume In The Mideast
'' Worldfocus'', March 9, 2010
Hosni Mubarak Meets with President Obama
''

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'', August 18, 2009
July 2006 War Between Lebanon And Israel
'' Good Morning America'', Summer 2006

References

External links

Expert page at Council on Foreign Relations
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