Youssef Aboul-Enein

 

Commander Aboul-Enein is a Navy Medical Service Corps Officer involved in Middle East affairs and counter-terrorism since 9-11.  He is author of “Militant Islamist Ideology: Understanding the Global Threat,” (Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2010) and “Iraq in Turmoil: Historical Perspectives of Dr. Ali al-Wardi from the Ottomans to King Feisal,” (Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2012).  Commander Aboul-Enein is a Defense Department Counter-Terrorism Adviser, and teaches part-time at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington D.C.  He is working with his brother on a manuscript looking into Allied and Axis intelligence and propaganda operations in the World War Two Middle-East.       

In the much awaited final segment of this series, we read of the Iran-Iraq War from 1983 to 1987. I implore you to read the conclusions!

A detailed look at Egyptian Field Marshal Abu Ghazalah's study of the Iran-Iraq War.

Looking at Iran through Arab eyes.

The Arab Spring has caused a renewed interest in the political history of the Middle East, and a hunger to learn the nuances of political discourse from Islamists of various...

A Sunday look at the boat types of the Persian Gulf.

Youssef Aboul-Enein and David Trandberg take a look back into Libyan history to examine Arab insurgency tactics.