Dania Arayssi
Contributor
Dania Arayssi is a program head and senior analyst at New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy, where she leads the Four Seas Project as well as the Central Asia Center in addition to analysis of the dynamics of political economies in Lebanon, Syria, and the broader Middle East. Her research work focuses on political behavior, institutional trust, economic vulnerability, and the political effects of remittances. Arayssi also engages directly with U.S. policymakers and institutional stakeholders, producing analyses that inform congressional and executive branch decision making. Arayssi also serves as an adjunct assistant professor at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and teaches at George Washington University. Before joining New Lines Institute, Arayssi held analytical and research roles with the World Bank, USAID, Oxfam America, and the U.S. Army War College. Her work has been published by Foreign Policy and the Digest of Middle East Studies as well as regional and international media outlets. She holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Colorado-Boulder and master’s degrees in the history of international relations, public policy, and political science as well as a bachelor’s degree in international affairs.
Analysis
The Future of U.S. Bases in the Gulf
The war between the United States and Iran revealed the vulnerability of static U.S. bases, while also showcasing Gulf Arab states’ capacity – bolstered with U.S. hardware and training – to intercept most Iranian strikes on their own, raising new questions about U.S.-Gulf security partnerships.
