Najat AlSaied is a Lecturer with the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies at Emory University and an Adjunct Professor at American University in the Emirates. Previously, she was a Researcher at Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) in Abu Dhabi, UAE and was an Assistant Professor at Zayed University in Dubai from 2014-2018. AlSaied is a columnist and contributor to several Arabic language media and Israeli media channels, focusing on political issues across the MENA region.