Education:

2013 – 2019: PhD Degree in Political Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt.
Grade: Excellent.

Thesis Title: “Hegemony as a research framework for the analysis of regional powers’ role: a study of the Iranian regional role 2003 – 2016.”


Publications:

Journal Articles:


Other Studies and Articles:

  • Iranian quest for hegemony, motivations, strategies and constraints. REPS Review, Cairo University.

  • Egypt’s role in Gulf security arrangements, The Cairo Review of Global Affairs, AUC.

  • Iranian role in the selection of Shia leadership in Iraq – El Sistani successor, Regional Affairs Review, Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies.

  • The succession of the Iranian supreme leader, Democracy Review, Al Ahram.

  • The Saudi–Iranian rivalry the day after the Syrian settlement process, International Politics Review, Al Ahram.

  • The debate on the securitization of foreign aids, Future Center for Advanced Research and Studies, Abu Dhabi, Vol. 17 (May–June 2016), pp. 42.

  • The hybrid war tactics in the Middle East, Future Center for Advanced Research and Studies, Abu Dhabi (Jan 2015), pp. 32. Analyzing Conflict Barometer 2013 of The Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research (HIIK), Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Egypt.

  • Relations between Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood during Morsi era, Israeli Selection Review, Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies.

  • Israeli view of Egyptian foreign policy after the 25 Jan Revolution, Israeli Selection Review, Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies.


Conferences:

  • The 10th Mediterranean Dialogues, Rome, Italy – 25 – 27 November 2024, organized by Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ISPI. Paper entitled “Integrating Iran regionally and globally.”

  • Gulf Research Meeting, University of Cambridge, UK – 9 – 11 July 2024.

  • Gulf Research Meeting, University of Cambridge, UK – 9 – 11 July 2023. Paper entitled “Domestic transformation on Iranian foreign policy.”

  • مؤتمر التطورات المنهجية والمعرفية في العلوم السياسية في العراق والعالم العربي – جامعة بغداد، كلية العلوم السياسية، مارس 2023. ورقة بعنوان مفهوم الهيمنة الإقليمية واقعية العلوم السياسية.

  • Iranian Studies Unit Third Annual Conference, 6 – 7 September 2023, Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, Qatar. Paper entitled “Egypt’s Response to Iranian Foreign Policy and Calls for Rapprochement.”


Academia Website:

http://independent.academia.edu/HRaouf


Some Media Interviews:


Languages:

Arabic: Mother tongue.
English: Excellent.

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