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Barak Barfi

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Barak Barfi is a research fellow at New America , where he specializes in Arab and Islamic affairs, and a former visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution.  His articles have appeared in the Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Foreign Policy, Daily Beast, Atlantic, and New Republic, in addition to being regularly featured in Project Syndicate.  He has also extensively published in leading foreign publications such as The Australian, Der Standard, The Guardian, Die Welt, and El Pais.  Barak has published several monographs and encyclopedia articles on topics such as al-Qaeda, Libya and Yemen.  He has been quoted in the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, TIME, The Atlantic, Le Monde, and The Daily Telegraph.  He is a frequent commentator on CNN, BBC, MSNBC and Fox News.  Barak often testifies before Congress on issues ranging from al-Qaeda to the Syrian conflict.  Before entering the think tank world, Barak worked as a correspondent for Associated Press and as a producer for ABC News affiliates where he reported from countries such as Iraq and Lebanon.  He has lived in half a dozen Middle East countries including Libya and Yemen.  Barak did his undergraduate work at the University of Michigan and his graduate studies at Columbia University.  He is fluent in Arabic and French and proficient in German.

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barfi@newamerica.net

Featured Publications

Egypt's New Realism: Challenges Under Sisi
When Abdul Fattah al-Sisi became president in 2014, Egyptians were clamoring for stability after the chaos of the post–Arab Spring
Sep 11, 2018
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  • Barak Barfi
Ascent of the PYD and the SDF
In this well-documented Research Note, Barak Barfi explores the evolution of the PYD -- the preeminent Kurdish faction in the Syrian conflict -- and its relationship to U.S. objectives.
Apr 7, 2016
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  • Barak Barfi
Khalifa Haftar: Rebuilding Libya from the Top Down
As a leading Libyan military figure carries out a comprehensive campaign to uproot extremism in his country, Washington and its allies will have to find a way to balance his efforts against the need to curb growing violence and nurture a pluralistic state.
Aug 20, 2014
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  • Barak Barfi
Protesters hold signs and flags in Libya - source: Reuters
In War's Wake:
The Struggle for Post-Qadhafi Libya
In this new study, Jason Pack and Barak Barfi explain why the United States must take a proactive stance in ensuring that Libyan authorities win the peace, not just the war.
Feb 24, 2012
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  • Jason Pack
  • Barak Barfi

Recent Policy Analysis by Barak Barfi

Brief Analysis
Now That Morsi Is Gone, Sisi Should Ease His Crackdown
Jun 21, 2019
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  • Barak Barfi
A bread seller in Cairo walks past a sign promoting President Sisi - source: Reuters
Brief Analysis
Egypt’s Economy Rising, Rights Declining
Nov 19, 2018
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  • Barak Barfi
Brief Analysis
Egypt and Washington: Challenges in the Sisi Era
Nov 7, 2018
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  • Barak Barfi
  • Michele Dunne
In-Depth Reports
Egypt's New Realism: Challenges Under Sisi
Sep 11, 2018
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  • Barak Barfi
Brief Analysis
Breaking the Stalemate in the Egypt-Ethiopia Dam Dispute
Aug 28, 2018
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  • Barak Barfi
Brief Analysis
Containing the Afrin Crisis: Turkey's Goals and Military Challenges
Jan 31, 2018
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  • Barak Barfi
All Policy Analysis by Barak Barfi
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