Dr. Aly is director of Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS) in Cairo. His areas of specialization include the Middle East conflict, arms control, European integration, and Egyptian national security.

Education

• B.A., Cairo University, 1970
  

• M.A., Northern Illinois University, U.S.A, 1979
  
• Ph.D., Northern Illinois University, U.S.A, 1982

Expertise:

Dr. Aly has been employed at the ACPSS since 1975 as a researcher, senior researcher, and head of the International Relations Research Unit. He was a research fellow at the Brookings Institution, Washington D.C. in 1987. He also worked as a political adviser in the Amiri Diwan of the State of Qatar (1990-1993)

Publications:

Dr. Aly has published extensively in Arabic about the international order, Arab affairs, European integration, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. He has also contributed articles about security matters in the Middle East, Egyptian politics, and arms control to various publications in the U.S.A., Europe, and Asia