Contributors
Benedetta Berti, Fletcher MALD 2007, is the Earhart Doctoral Fellow at the Fletcher School and the Neubauer Fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies (Tel Aviv University). She specializes in international security studies and Middle East studies.
Cybčle Cochran, Fletcher MALD 2009, spent six years as a management consultant for government agencies before she joined the U.S. Peace Corps. As a Small Business development advisor, she helped rural women artisans in Morocco expand their business during her two years of service. At Fletcher, Cybčle focuses on Southwest Asia and Islamic Civilization.
Christopher DeVito, Fletcher MALD 2009, studies Southwest Asia and political systems at the Fletcher School and is a Research Assistant at the Fares Center. Previously, he worked for the Middle East and North Africa program at the Center for International Private Enterprise. He has studied Arabic in Cairo, Egypt and his political analysis has appeared in Foreign Policy.
Farah Bushashia, Fletcher MALD 2009, co-editor-in-chief of al Nakhlah
Michael Mylrea, Fletcher MALD 2009, co-editor-in-chief of al Nakhlah
Editors
Editors-in-Chief
Farah Bushashia, Fletcher MALD 2009, is a second-year student concentrating on Southwest Asia and Islamic Civilization, and the United States, with a particular interest in North Africa and Libya.
Nicholas Lesher, Fletcher MALD 2009, is a second-year student concentrating in SW Asia & Islamic Civilization and International Negotiation & Conflict Resolution. Prior to Fletcher, Nicholas worked as a research fellow assigned to the Human Capital working group for the Project on National Security Reform.
Michael Mylrea, Fletcher MALD 2009, concentrating on energy security, Southwest Asia and Islamic civilization. Michael is a research director for oil and gas at a private think-tank, and conducts research for Harvard Law School's Berkman Center and MIT Lincoln Lab. This summer he worked on Middle East policy and security issues in Washington D.C., Egypt and Jordan. He has appeared on television and radio, and is the author of 50+ publications in various newspapers, magazines and journals.
Managing Editor
Rebecca Hekman, Fletcher MALD and UCLA JD 2010, is a joint-degree student with concentrations at Fletcher in Law & Development and Southwest Asia & Islamic Civilization. Rebecca has focused her research on reconstruction of the legal system in Afghanistan; she is also a Senior Editor for the UCLA Law Review.
Assistant Editors
Frank D'Agnese, Fletcher MIB 2010, is a first year student concentrating in Strategic Management and International Trade & Commercial Policies. Prior to Fletcher, Frank worked in investment banking and management consulting. He is interested in corporate strategy in emerging markets with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa.
Sami Shammas, Fletcher MALD 2010, is a first-year student concentrating in SW Asia & Islamic Civilization and International Negotiation & Conflict Resolution. Prior to Fletcher, Sami studied international relations at Tufts University
Andreea D. Ursu is a first year MALD candidate at the Fletcher School, focusing on International Political Economy and Southwest Asia and Islamic Studies. Prior to entering the Fletcher School Andreea worked in trade, aid, and development policy on Capitol Hill and a D.C. policy foundation.
Anna Wolf, Fletcher MALD 2010, is currently studying Human Security and Southwest Asia & Islamic Civilization, with a geographical concentration on North Africa. Prior to Fletcher, she taught Pedagogical Theory for English as a Foreign Language at the Institute Universitaire de Formation des Maitres on Réunion Island. She received her BA in English Literature from Wittenberg University.
