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Douglas Dillon Fellow
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Phone: +1-212-434-9644
E-mail: scook@cfr.org
Location:
New York, NY
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Author of Ruling But Not Governing: The Military and Political Development in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey. Directed the Council-sponsored Independent Task Force on U.S. policy toward reform in the Arab world. Currently writing a book on the future of U.S.-Egypt relations.
Expertise:Politics in the Arab world; U.S.-Middle East policy; Turkish politics; civil-military relations in the Middle East; Arab-Israeli conflict.
Experience:Instructor, University of Pennsylvania (2004); Research Fellow, Brookings Institution (2001-2002); Soref Research Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy (1995-96).
Languages:Arabic (fluent); Turkish (working knowledge); French (reading comprehension).
Honors:Brookings Research Fellowship (2001-2002); Institute of Turkish Studies Research/Writing Fellowship (2001-2002); Boren Fellowship (1999-2000).
Selected Publications:"Cheers for an Islamist Victory," Boston Globe (July 26, 2007), "Why Did the Cairene Cross the Road?" Slate.com (July 17, 2007), "Why the Iraq War Won't Engulf the Mideast," International Herald Tribune (with Ray Takeyh and Suzanne Maloney; June 28, 2007), "The EU, Erdogan, and Turkey's Generals," International Herald Tribune (April 24, 2007), "Tangled Web," Wall Street Journal (with Michael Levi; March 23, 2007).
Related Links:
"Mubarak Hangs On" (for Middle East Strategy at Harvard; April 13, 2008)
Current Research Projects
Past Research Projects
April 17, 2008
| Author: | Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow |
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Op-Ed
Bitterlemons-International.org
Steven A. Cook states that “not since the Ottoman Empire have the Turks played as prominent and potentially problematic a role in the Middle East.”
See more in Turkey, Iraq, International Peace and Security
March 19, 2008
Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Steven A. Cook, a Middle East expert, says he sees no chance the United States would break away from Israel and deal directly with Hamas in the Israeli-Palestinian peace dialogue, even if it might help move negotiations forward.
See more in United States, Israel, Palestinian Authority, Diplomacy
February 12, 2008
| Speaker: | Mohamad Bazzi, Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Presider: | Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
Transcript
Mohamad Bazzi details the current conditions on the ground in Lebanon.
See more in Lebanon, Civil Reconstruction
January 22, 2008
Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow, CFR interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Steven A. Cook, CFR’s Douglas Dillon fellow and an expert on the Middle East, says a sense of normalcy pervades Beirut despite the continuing political standoff.
See more in Lebanon, Elections
December 2007
| Authors: | Abdullah Akyuz Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow |
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Article
CQ Global Researcher
Abdullah Akyuz and Steven Cook discuss whether U.S.-Turkish relations are likely to improve.
See more in United States, Turkey
December 2007, Volume 5, Issue 10
| Author: | Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow |
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Op-Ed
Arab Reform Bulletin
Steven Cook talks about the candidate’s positions on democracy promotion in the Middle East.
See more in Middle East, U.S. Election 2008
November 28, 2007
News Briefing
CFR experts offer their analysis of the proceedings at the Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland.
See more in Israel, Palestinian Authority, Diplomacy
November 2007
| Author: | Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow |
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Article
United States Institute of Peace
Steven Cook argues that Turkey can play an important role in helping the U.S. achieve its interests if the U.S. can accept the differences between the two nations.
October 11, 2007
Podcast
CFR’s Steven A. Cook says recent Turkish military action in Iraq and a controversial U.S. congressional vote could undermine U.S.-Turkish relations at a critical time.
See more in Turkey, Wars and Warfare
September 20, 2007
| Speaker: | Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Presider: | Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations |
Audio
Listen to Steven A. Cook, CFR's Douglas Dillon fellow, discuss the impact of military regimes on political development in the Middle East with students, as part of the CFR Academic Conference Call Series.
See more in Middle East, Democracy Promotion, U.S. Strategy and Politics
September 11, 2007
| Authors: | Peter Beinart, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy Max Boot, Senior Fellow for National Security Studies Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy |
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Other Report
Six CFR experts provide their own analysis of the Petraeus and Crocker testimony.
See more in Iraq, Defense Strategy, Wars and Warfare
July 26, 2007
| Author: | Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow |
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Op-Ed
The Boston Globe
See more in Turkey, Democracy Promotion, Religion
July 23, 2007
Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Steven A. Cook, an expert on Turkey, says the sweeping victory of the Justice and Development Party in parliamentary elections has proven “beyond a shadow of a doubt that you can have democracy in a Muslim-majority country.”
July 17, 2007
| Author: | Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow |
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Op-Ed
Slate
See more in Middle East, Democracy Promotion
July 16, 2007
Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
A week away from crucial parliamentary elections in Turkey, relations between the United States and Turkey are severely strained. CFR Fellow Steven A. Cook says a recent major poll shows that “in Turkey, a NATO country firmly allied with the United States over the last fifty years, only 9 percent of Turks have a favorable view of the United States.”
See more in Turkey, Elections, Religion
June 28, 2007
| Authors: | Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies Suzanne Maloney, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution |
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Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
See more in Iraq, Wars and Warfare
May 25, 2007
| Speaker: | Mustafa Akyol, Opinion Editor and Columnist, Turkish Daily News |
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| Presider: | Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
Transcript
See more in Turkey, Democracy Promotion
May 21, 2007
| Author: | Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow |
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News Release
Ruling But Not Governing provides valuable insight into the political dynamics that perpetuate authoritarian regimes and offers novel ways to promote democratic change. In this new CFR book, author and Council Douglas Dillon Fellow Steven A. Cook highlights the critical role that the military plays in the stability of the Egyptian, Algerian, and, until recently, Turkish political systems.
See more in Algeria, Turkey, Egypt, Democracy and Human Rights
May 18, 2007
Podcast
Steven Cook discusses his new book, Ruling But Not Governing: The Military and Political Development in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey and how it applies to current developments in the region.
See more in Algeria, Turkey, Egypt, Defense Policy & Budget, Democracy Promotion
April 23, 2007
| Author: | Steven A. Cook, Douglas Dillon Fellow |
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Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
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