Meet The Team
Farah Nassif
Executive Manager, responsible for finance, personnel management, and workflow at the International Center for Geopolitical and Economic Research, Lebanon, Beirut.
Faten Fakih
Executive Assistant at the International Center for Geopolitical and Economic Research, Lebanon, Beirut.
Housniya Jbeily
Head of the Geopolitical Department of geopolitics, head of the Middle East and North Africa Department, and resident researcher at the International Center for Geopolitical and Economic Research, Lebanon – Beirut.
Antonella Zakhia
Head of the Media and Advertising Department at the International Center for Geopolitical and Economic Research, Lebanon – Beirut. Specializing in journalism and media sciences from the Lebanese University. Journalist with many articles. She participated in several television debates and participated in reaching the finals in the National Democratic Institute Regional Debate Championship for the Middle East and North Africa, which was held between August 9 and 12, 2022.
Hassan Hashem
Editor-in-Chief, Resident Researcher, working in the economics Department at the International Center for Geopolitical and Economic Research, Lebanon – Beirut. He holds a degree in media from Jinan University, Tripoli, Lebanon.
Dr Imad Ghannoum
University professor, academic researcher, and supervisor of seminars and conferences organized by the International Center for Geopolitical and Economic Rearch, Beirut, Lebanon. He works as a lecturer at the Lebanese University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Arabic Language and Literature. He has participated in several international conferences in Lebanon, the Arab world, and France. He has several peer-reviewed research papers published in Arab and international journals. He has several articles published in local and Arab newspapers.
Ayham Boshi
Resident Researcher and head of the Geopolitical Department of the China Region at the International Center for Geopolitical and Economic Research, Lebanon – Beirut. Holds a BA in Economics – Business Administration from the University of Aleppo in Syria.
Albert Bou Khalil
Resident Researcher and responsible for the European Geopolitical Department at the International Center for Geopolitical and Economic Research, Lebanon-Beirut. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history and international relations, and a master’s degree in geography with a specialization in environment and land planning/preparation/development. PhD student in Geography with specialization in Environment and Land Planning/Preparation/Development.
Haneen Jarkas
Resident Researcher and responsible for the Geopolitical Department for the Asia Region at the International Center for Geopolitical and Economic Research, Lebanon – Beirut. She holds a research master’s degree in public law from the Lebanese University.
Amal Houssein
Resident Researcher and responsible for the Geopolitical Department of the North and South America at the International Center for Geopolitical and Economic Research, Lebanon – Beirut. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature from the Lebanese University and a certificate in human resources management and project management from Haigazian University.
Reem Atwi
Resident Researcher and responsible for the Geopolitical Department for Sub-Saharan Africa at the International Center for Geopolitical and Economic Research, Lebanon-Beirut. She holds a research master’s degree in public law from the Islamic University in Lebanon.
