Muath Al Wari
Muath Al Wari is a Senior Policy Analyst with the National Security and International Policy team at American Progress. His work focuses on the geopolitics of the Middle East, with a particular interest in the foreign and security affairs of the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Prior to joining American Progress, Muath served at the Supreme National Security Council of the United Arab Emirates, or UAE, where his work was primarily concerned with regional security in the aftermath of the Arab uprisings. In 2012, Muath helped establish The Delma Institute—an interdisciplinary research house based in Abu Dhabi, where he was the assistant director for political affairs until 2014. From 2009 to 2011, Muath served in the UAE embassy in Washington, D.C. Muath holds degrees from The University of Queensland and The London School of Economics and Political Science.