Allison Hodgkins (PhD, 2010) is an Assistant Professor of International Security and Conflict Management at the American University of Cairo. She is also the director of the Master’s in Global Affairs; a program to prepare graduate students for leadership positions in the conduct of international affairs and public policy with a specific emphasis on students from Egypt and the MENA region. Her research interests focus on the relationship of power-asymmetry and insecurity in conflict management both at the inter and intra-state levels. Current projects include the negative impact of asymmetric security guarantees on the implementation of peace agreements and the role of alliances in the security of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. A graduate of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, she joined the academy after a decade-long career in international education. She has lived in the Middle East for more than 13 years and is an expert on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the Oslo process.
Posts by Allison Hodgkins
- Annexation Won’t “Kill” Jordan’s Peace Agreement with Israel, July 1, 2020.
- Gaza on a Knife’s Edge, December 9, 2019.
- The Liberal Arts as Antidote to Political Extremism in the Middle East, January 11, 2017.
- What a Decisive Victory Looks Like, December 15, 2016.
- Living Among 20 Million Muslims, October 3, 2016.
- A More Fitting Label for “Would-Be” Jihadists, September 28, 2016.
- Context, Confirmation Bias, and the Crash of MetroJet 9286, January 20, 2016.
- Who’s Afraid of Ajnad Misr?, July 15, 2015.
- Waiting for Barry-O: Divining Abbas’ Next Move, March 26, 2015.
- Law and Power in the Agency Relationship or Why Boehner’s Blessing Bibi is Bad for Bargaining, March 2, 2015.
- Martyr #2475, February 5, 2015.
- Ride on the Peace Bandwagon, October 26, 2014.
- Canaries in a Coal Mine: What the “End of Christianity in Iraq” Tells Us About the State of Governance in the Arab World, October 7, 2014.
- Why Is ISIS the First Islamist Rebel Group to Claim to Resurrect the Caliphate? July 17, 2014.
- Why Hamas Escalated, When Before They Didn’t, July 15, 2014.
- The Utility Curve of Pink Fingertips and Other Rational Choices, June 2, 2014.
- Reconciliation Today, More Talk Tomorrow, May 2, 2014.
- Message in a Barrel, February 12, 2014.
- How John Kerry’s Framework Will Make a Palestinian Wedding Singer a Significant Threat to Peace, January 8, 2014.
- Hedging by Rejection: Divining Saudi Arabia’s Surprise UN Security Council About Face for Clues of Regional Realignments, October 29, 2013.
- Oslo’s Enduring Commitment Problem, September 19, 2013.
- Obama’s Eden Moment, August 31, 2013.
- What’s Worse for Egypt: Civil War or State Collapse?, August 26, 2013.