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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.