Dr. Gawdat Bahgat joined the NESA faculty in December 2009. Before joining NESA Bahgat was director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. For 20 years, Bahgat has taught political science and international relations in several universities. His areas of expertise include energy security, counter-terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, International political economy, the Middle East, Caspian Sea/Central Asia, and American foreign policy.

Bahgat is the author of six books and about 200 scholarly articles. His work has been translated to several foreign languages. Bahgat has been invited and presented papers in conferences in Australia, Europe, and the Middle East. He is a frequent contributor to media outlets including Voice of America and Wall Street Journal. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science, Florida State University 1991, an MA in Middle Eastern Studies, American University in Cairo 1985, and a BA in Political Science, Cairo University, 1977.

Education
• Ph.D., Political Science, Florida State University
• M.A., Middle Eastern Studies, American University in Cairo
• B.A., Political Science, Cairo University

Areas of Interest
• Energy security
• Counter-terrorism
• Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
• International political economy
• Middle East
• Caspian Sea/Central Asia
• U.S. foreign policy