Massaab Al-Aloosy
[email protected] EDUCATION The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy - Tufts University PhD, Fields of study: Middle East and Security Studies February 2018 Dissertation Title: Fundamentalist Metamorphosis: Hezbollah's Evolution from Ideological Ideals to Pragmatic Practices. Related coursework: Understanding the Arab Spring , in Harvard Kennedy School, instructor David Ignatius; Islam and Politics , instructor Vali Nasr The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy – Tufts University Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy June 2013 Thesis title: Iran’s Iraq; the Roots of Tehran’s Influence in Iraq James Madison College – Michigan State University Bachelor of Arts – International Relations with a minor in Political Science June 2009 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE World Peace Foundation , Medford, MA (United States) Researcher June 2013 –September 2013 • Contributed regularly and assisted with editorial efforts for the official blog regarding Middle East affairs http://sites.tufts.edu/reinventingpeace/author/malalo01 • Conducted outreach to gain panelists, participated in the panel, and was part of the committee for a seminar “How Mass Atrocities End: Iraq” that included Kanan Makiya, Joost Hilterman, and Yahiah Al Kubaisi • Edited and translated unclassified government documents that were published in the website as part of the Reinventing Peace Project about Sudan with Alex De Waal Al Jazeera, Doha, Qatar Researcher in the Iraq Desk and Assistant Interview Producer October 2009 – August 2011 • Collected, and analyzed information